Respiratory care anatomy and physiology : foundations for clinical practice / Will Beachey, PhD, RRT, FAARC, professor emeritus, Department of Respiratory Therapy, School of Health Sciences, the University of Mary and CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck, North Dakota.
| Author/creator | Beachey, Will author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Fourth edition. |
| Publication | St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2018] |
| Description | xiii, 442 pages : colored illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The respiratory system -- The airways and alveoli -- The lungs and chest wall -- Mechanics of ventilation -- Ventilation -- Pulmonary function measurements -- Pulmonary blood flow -- Gas diffusion -- Oxygen equilibrium and transport -- Carbon dioxide equilibrium and transport -- Acid-base regulation -- Control of ventilation -- Ventilation-perfusion relationships -- Clinical assessment of acid-base and oxygenation status -- Physiological basis for advanced oxygenation and mechanical ventilation strategies -- Physiology of sleep-disordered breathing -- Fetal and newborn cardiopulmonary physiology -- The cardiovascular system -- Functional anatomy of the cardiovascular system -- Cardiac electrophysiology -- The electrocardiogram and cardiac arrhythmias in adults -- Control of cardiac output and hemodynamic measurements -- The renal system -- Filtration, urine formation, and fluid regulation -- Electrolyte and acid-base regulation -- Integrated responses in exercise and aging -- Cardiopulmonary response is exercise in health and disease -- Effects of aging on the cardiopulmonary system. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Beachey, Will. Respiratory care anatomy and physiology. Fourth edition. St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2018] 9780323511063 |
| LCCN | 2017004992 |
| ISBN | 9780323416375 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0323416373 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |