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Everything you need to know about The Respiratory System… at a Glance!
Highly-illustrated overview of the structure and function of the lungs and airways, with sections on history, examination, pathophysiology, treatment and management
Respiratory System at a Glance is a comprehensive guide to normal lung structure and function and associated pathophysiology, featuring key information on all major respiratory disorders.
As per the familiar, easy-to-use ‘at a Glance’ format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread, with key facts accompanied by clear diagrams that encapsulate essential knowledge. This ‘one-stop’ resource has been revised and updated for this 5thedition to include recent advances in our understanding and/or treatment of asthma, COPD, pulmonary vasculitis, sarcoidosis, cystic fibrosis, respiratory infections (including COVID-19), and the most recent national clinical management guidelines.
The accompanying website includes self-assessment case studies, flashcards and MCQs to support learning or for review.
Respiratory System at a Glance also provides information on: - Structure and function of the respiratory system, the thoracic cage and respiratory muscles, gas laws, diffusion, and elastic forces - Acid-base balance and disorders, control of breathing through chemical and neural mechanisms, and pulmonary circulation and ventilation-perfusion matching - Exercise, altitude, and diving, complications of development and congenital disease, lung defense mechanisms, and immunology of the lungs - Public health and smoking, respiratory failure, and the pathophysiology and management of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory disorders
With accompanying self-assessment clinical cases and multiple-choice questions, The Respiratory System at a Glance is the ideal companion for anyone about to start a respiratory module or rotation, and will appeal to medical students and junior doctors, as well as nurses, dentists, physiotherapists, technicians, and biomedical scientists. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind.
This new edition is also available as an e-book.
Table of Contents
Preface to Fifth Edition vii
Units and Symbols viii
Abbreviations x
Glossary xiii
About the companion website xvi
Part 1 Structure and function 1
1 Structure of the respiratory system: lungs, airways and dead space 2
2 The thoracic cage and respiratory muscles 4
3 Pressures and volumes during normal breathing 6
4 Gas laws 8
5 Diffusion 10
6 Lung mechanics: elastic forces 12
7 Lung mechanics: airway resistance 14
8 Carriage of oxygen 16
9 Carriage of carbon dioxide 18
10 Acid-base balance 20
11 Acid-base disorders 22
12 Control of breathing I: chemical mechanisms 24
13 Control of breathing II: neural mechanisms 26
14 Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right- to- left shunts 28
15 Ventilation-perfusion mismatching 30
16 Exercise, high altitude and diving 32
17 Development of the respiratory system and birth 34
18 Complications of development and congenital disease 36
19 Lung defence mechanisms 38
20 Immunology of the lung 40
Part 2 History, examination and investigation 43
21 History and examination 44
22 Pulmonary function tests 46
23 Chest imaging and bronchoscopy 48
Part 3 Diseases and treatment 51
24 Public health and smoking 52
25 Respiratory failure 54
26 Asthma: pathophysiology 56
27 Asthma: treatment 58
28 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 60
29 Pulmonary hypertension 62
30 Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism 64
31 Pulmonary vasculitis 66
32 Interstitial (diffuse parenchymal) lung disease 68
33 Sarcoidosis 70
34 Pleural diseases 72
35 Occupational and environment- related lung disease 74
36 Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis 76
37 Pneumothorax 78
38 Community- acquired pneumonia 80
39 Hospital- acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia 82
40 Pulmonary tuberculosis 84
41 The immune- compromised patient 86
42 Lung cancer 88
43 Acute respiratory distress syndrome 90
44 Mechanical ventilation 92
45 Oxygenation and oxygen therapy 94
46 Sleep disordered breathing 96
47 Coronavirus disease 2019 98
Index 100
