This innovative, best-selling book provides the most complete and accurate information about the structure and function of the respiratory system. The relevance to respiratory care practice clearly sets this resource apart, with clinical scenarios to challenge your application of principles and formulas as well as numerous illustrations of common pathological conditions such as cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, and asthma.--From the publisher.

Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system : Airways ; Upper airway ; Lower airways ; Sites of gas exchange ; Pulmonary vascular system ; Lymphatic system ; Neural control of the lungs ; Lungs ; Mediastinum ; Pleural membranes ; Thorax ; Diaphragm -- Ventilation : Pressure differences across the lungs ; Role of the diaphragm in ventilation ; Positive pressure ventilation ; Elastic properties of the lung and chest wall ; Dynamic characteristics of the lungs ; Ventilatory patterns ; How normal intrapleural pressure differences cause regional differences in normal lung ventilation ; Effect of airway resistance and lung compliance on ventilatory patterns ; Overview of specific breathing conditions -- Diffusion of pulmonary gases : Gas laws--review ; Partial pressures of atmospheric gases ; Ideal alveolar gas equation ; Diffusion of pulmonary gases ; Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffusion across the alveolar-capillary membrane ; Gas diffusion ; Perfusion-limited gas flow ; Diffusion-limited gas flow ; How oxygen can be either perfusion or diffusion limited -- Pulmonary function measurements : Lung volumes and capacities ; Pulmonary mechanics ; How the effects of dynamic compression decrease expiratory flow rates -- Anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system : Blood ; Heart ; Pulmonary and systemic vascular systems ; Pressures in the pulmonary and systemic vascular systems ; Cardiac cycle and its effect on blood pressure ; Distribution of pulmonary blood flow -- Oxygen transport : Oxygen transport ; Oxygen dissociation curve ; Oxygen transport calculations ; Hypoxia ; Cyanosis ; Polycythemia -- Carbon dioxide transport and acid-base balance : Carbon dioxide transport ; Carbon dioxide elimination at the lungs ; Carbon dioxide dissociation curve ; Acid-base balance and regulation ; Role of the PCOb2s/HCOb3p-s/pH relationship in acid-base balance -- Ventilation-perfusion relationships : Ventilation-perfusion ratio -- Control of ventilation : Respiratory components of the medulla oblongata--the respiratory centers ; Influence of the pontine respiratory centers on the respiratory components of the medulla oblongata ; Monitoring systems that influence the respiratory components of the medulla oblongata ; Reflexes that influence ventilation -- Fetal development and the cardiopulmonary system : Fetal lung development ; Placenta ; Fetal circulation ; Birth ; Control of ventilation in the newborn ; Clinical parameters in the normal newborn -- Aging and the cardiopulmonary system : Effects of aging on the respiratory system ; Pulmonary gas exchange ; Arterial blood gases ; Effects of aging on the cardiovascular system. Electrophysiology of the heart : Five phases of the action potential ; Properties of the cardiac muscle -- Standard 12-ECG system : Standard 12-ECG system ; Normal ECG configurations and their expected measurements (Lead II) -- ECG interpretation : How to analyze the waveforms ; Common cardiac dysrhythmias -- Hemodynamic measurements : Hemodynamic measurements directly obtained by means of the pulmonary artery catheter ; Hemodynamic values computed from direct measurements -- Renal failure and its effects on the cardiopulmonary system : Kidneys ; Nephrons ; Blood vessels of the kidneys ; Urine formation ; Urine concentration and volume ; Regulation of electrolyte concentration ; Role of the kidneys in acid-base balance ; Blood volume ; Renal failure ; Cardiopulmonary disorders caused by renal failure -- Sleep physiology and its relationship to the cardiopulmonary system : Types of sleep ; Normal sleep cycles ; Functions of sleep ; Circadian rhythms ; Normal sleep patterns ; Factors affecting sleep ; Common sleep disorders ; Normal cardiopulmonary physiology during sleep. Exercise and its effects on the cardiopulmonary system : Ventilation ; Circulation ; Interrelationships between muscle work, oxygen consumption, and cardiac output ; Influence of training on the heart and cardiac output ; Stroke volume versus heart rate in increasing cardiac output ; Body temperature/cutaneous blood flow relationship ; Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation -- High altitude and its effects on the cardiopulmonary system : High altitude ; Other physiologic changes -- High-pressure environments and their effects on the cardiopulmonary system : Diving ; Hyperbaric medicine -- Appendix 1 : Symbols and abbreviations -- Appendix 2 : Units of measurement -- Appendix 3 : Poiseuille's Law -- Appendix 4 : DuBois body surface chart -- Appendix 5 : Cardiopulmonary profile -- Appendix 6 : PCOb2s/HCOb3p-s/pH Nomogram -- Appendix 7 : Calculating heart rate by counting the number of large ECG squares -- Appendix 8 : Answers to review questions in text.