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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION ONE 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 Mechanical Ventilation Strategies in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 15 Physiology of Sleep-Disordered Breathing 16 Fetal and Newborn Cardiopulmonary Physiology SECTION TWO The Cardiovascular System 17 Functional Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System Heart 18 Cardiac Electrophysiology 19 The Electrocardiogram and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Adults 20 Control of Cardiac Output and Hemodynamic Measurements SECTION THREE The Renal System 21 Filtration, Urine Formation, and Fluid Regulation 22 Electrolyte and Acid-Base Regulation 23 Cardiopulmonary Response to Exercise in Health and Disease 24 Effects of Aging on the Cardiopulmonary System Appendix I Symbols and Abbreviations Used in Cardiopulmonary Physiology Appendix II Units of Measurement Appendix III Equation Derivations Appendix IV Dubois Body Surface Area Chart Index
