Table
of Contents
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Reviewers |
vi |
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Preface |
vii |
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PART ONE |
LUNG FUNCTION TESTS AND WHAT THEY MEAN |
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Chapter 1 |
Ventilation |
3 |
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Chapter 2 |
Gas Exchange |
16 |
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Chapter 3 |
Other Tests |
34 |
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PART TWO |
FUNCTION OF THE DISEASED LUNG |
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Chapter 4 |
Obstructive
Diseases |
47 |
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Chapter 5 |
Restrictive
Diseases |
74 |
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Chapter 6 |
Vascular
Diseases |
91 |
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Chapter 7 |
Environmental,
Neoplastic, and Infectious Diseases |
110 |
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PART THREE |
FUNCTION OF THE FAILING LUNG |
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Chapter 8 |
Respiratory
Failure |
129 |
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Chapter 9 |
Oxygen
Therapy |
141 |
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Chapter 10 |
Mechanical
Ventilation |
153 |
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Appendix A |
Symbols,
Units, and |
163 |
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Appendix B |
Further |
166 |
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Appendix C |
Answers to
Chapter Questions |
167 |
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Index |
177 |
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