Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Section 1 Mathematical principles
- Section 2 Physical principles
- Simple mechanics
- The gas laws
- Laminar flow
- Turbulent flow
- Bernoulli, Venturi and Coanda
- Heat and temperature
- Humidity
- Latent heat
- Isotherms
- Solubility and diffusion
- Osmosis and colligative properties
- Resistors and resistance
- Capacitors and capacitance
- Inductors and inductance
- Defibrillators
- Resonance and damping
- Pulse oximetry
- Capnography
- Absorption of carbon dioxide
- Cardiac output measurement
- The Doppler effect
- Neuromuscular blockade monitoring
- Surgical diathermy
- Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization
- Section 3 Pharmacological principles
- Section 4 Pharmacodynamics
- Section 5 Pharmacokinetics
- Section 6 Respiratory physiology
- Section 7 Cardiovascular physiology
- Section 8 Renal physiology
- Section 9 Neurophysiology
- Section 10 Statistical principles
- Appendix
- Index
Capacitors and capacitance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Section 1 Mathematical principles
- Section 2 Physical principles
- Simple mechanics
- The gas laws
- Laminar flow
- Turbulent flow
- Bernoulli, Venturi and Coanda
- Heat and temperature
- Humidity
- Latent heat
- Isotherms
- Solubility and diffusion
- Osmosis and colligative properties
- Resistors and resistance
- Capacitors and capacitance
- Inductors and inductance
- Defibrillators
- Resonance and damping
- Pulse oximetry
- Capnography
- Absorption of carbon dioxide
- Cardiac output measurement
- The Doppler effect
- Neuromuscular blockade monitoring
- Surgical diathermy
- Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization
- Section 3 Pharmacological principles
- Section 4 Pharmacodynamics
- Section 5 Pharmacokinetics
- Section 6 Respiratory physiology
- Section 7 Cardiovascular physiology
- Section 8 Renal physiology
- Section 9 Neurophysiology
- Section 10 Statistical principles
- Appendix
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Physics, Pharmacology and Physiology for AnaesthetistsKey Concepts for the FRCA, pp. 43 - 45Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008