Nunn and Lumb's applied respiratory physiology / Andrew Lumb, Caroline Thomas.
| Author/creator | Lumb, Andrew B. |
| Other author | Thomas, Caroline (Caroline R.) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Ninth edition. |
| Publication Info | [Edinburgh?] : Elsevier Ltd, [2021] |
| Description | ix, 446 pages : illustrations (black and white, and color) ; 29 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ClinicalKey Flex |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Nunn's applied respiratory physiology |
| Other title | Applied respiratory physiology |
| Contents | Functional anatomy of the respiratory tract -- Elastic forces and lung volumes -- Respiratory system resistance -- Control of breathing -- Pulmonary ventilation -- The pulmonary circulation -- Distribution of pulmonary ventilation and perfusion -- Diffusion of respiratory gases -- Carbon dioxide -- Oxygen -- Nonrespiratory functions of the lung -- Pregnancy, neonates and children -- Exercise -- Sleep -- Obesity -- High altitude and flying -- High pressure and diving -- Respiration in closed environments and space -- Drowning -- Smoking and air pollution -- Anaesthesia -- Changes in the carbon dioxide partial pressure -- Hypoxia -- Anaemia -- Oxygen toxicity and hyperoxia -- Comparative respiratory physiology -- Ventilatory failure -- Airways disease -- Pulmonary vascular disease -- Diseases of the lung parenchyma and pleura -- Acute lung injury -- Respiratory support and artificial ventilation -- Pulmonary surgery -- The atmosphere -- The history of respiratory physiology -- Appendices. Physical quantities and units of measurement -- The gas laws -- Conversion factors for gas volumes -- Symbols and abbreviations -- Mathematical functions relevant to respiratory physiology. |
| General note | Revised edition of: Nunn's applied respiratory physiology / Andrew B. Lumb. Eighth edition. 2017. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0702079081 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780702079085 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (lnk) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
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