Table of Contents

 

 

 

SECTION I

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

 

1

The Airways and Alveoli

 

2

The Lungs and Chest Wall

 

3

Mechanics of Ventilation

 

4

Ventilation

 

5

Pulmonary Function Measurements

 

6

Pulmonary Blood Flow

 

7

Gas Diffusion

 

8

Oxygen Equilibrium and Transport

 

9

Carbon Dioxide Equilibrium and Transport

 

10

Acid-Base Regulation

 

11

Control of Ventilation

 

12

Ventilation-Perfusion Relationships

 

13

Clinical Assessment of Acid-Base and Oxygenation Status

 

14

Physiological Basis for Advanced Oxygenation and Lung Protective Strategies

 

15

Physiological Basis for Treating Sleep-Disordered Breathing NEW!

 

16

Fetal and Newborn Cardiopulmonary Physiology

 

SECTION II

THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

 

17

Functional Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System

 

18

Cardiac Electrophysiology

 

19

The Electrocardiogram and Cardiac Arrythmias

 

20

Control of Cardiac Output and Hemodynamics

 

SECTION III

THE RENAL SYSTEM

 

21

Filtration, Urine Formation, and Fluid Regulation

 

22

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Regulation

 

SECTION IV

INTEGRATED RESPONSES IN EXERCISE AND AGING

 

23

Cardiopulmonary Response to Exercise in Health, Disease

 

24

Effects of Aging on the Cardiopulmonary System

 

 

APPENDICES

 

I

Symbols and Abbreviations Used in Cardiopulmonary Physiology

 

II

Units of Measurement

 

III

Equation Derivations

 

IV

Dubois Body Surface Area Chart

 

 

Index