An edition of Lung function
(1965)
Lung function
theory and measurement in health and disease
6th ed.
by J. E. Cotes
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Lung, Lung Diseases, Lungs, Physiology, Physiopathology, Pulmonary function tests, Respiration, Respiratory Function Tests, Respiratory Physiology, Pulmao (fisiologia), Exploration fonctionnelle, Respiratory Physiological Phenomena, MEDICAL, Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine, Appareil respiratoire, Physiologie, Longfunctie, Poumons, Pneumopatias, Fisiologia respiratoria e circulatoria, Poumon, Lungenfunktion| Edition | Availability |
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Early developments and future prospects
Getting started
Development and functional anatomy of the respiratory system
Body size and anthropometric measurements
Numerical interpretation of physiological variables
Basic terminology and gas laws
Basic equipment and measurement techniques
Respiratory surveys
Thoracic cage and respiratory muscles
Lung volumes
Lung and chest wall elasticity
Forced ventilatory volumes and flows (ventilatory capacity)
Determinants of maximal flows (flow limitation)
Theory and measurement of respiratory resistance (including whole body plethysmography)
Control of airway calibre and assessment of changes
Distribution of ventilation
Distribution and measurement of pulmonary blood flow
Inter-relations between lung ventilation and perfusion
Transfer of gases into blood in alveolar capillaries
Transfer factor (diffusing capacity) for carbon monoxide and nitric oxide (Tl,CO, Tl,NO, Dm and Vc)
The oxygenation of blood
Gas exchange for carbon dioxide and acid-base balance
Control of respiration
Newborn babies, infants and young children (ages 0-6 yr)
Normal lung function from childhood to old age
Reference values for lung function in white (caucasian) children and adults
Genetic diversity reference values in non-caucasians
Physiology of exercise and changes resulting from lung disease
Exercise testing: basics, procedures and reference values
Assessment of exercise limitation, disability and residual ability
Exercise in children
Investigation and physiology of breathing during sleep
Assessment and treatment of sleep related breathing disorders
Hypobaria: high altitude and aviation physiology and medicine
Immersion in water, hyperbaria and hyperoxia including O2 therapy
Cold, heat and the lungs
Airborne respiratory hazards: features, protective mechanisms and consequences
Patterns of abnormal function in lung disease
Strategies for assessment
Lung function in selected respiratory diseases (asthma, COPD, emphysema and diffuse lung fibrosis)
How individual diseases affect lung function (compendium)
Lung function in relation to general anaesthesia and artificial ventilation
Effects of surgery on lung function
Respiratory rehabilitation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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