Book contents
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The basics
- Section 2 Respiratory physiology
- Chapter 6 Lung anatomy and function
- Chapter 7 Oxygen transport
- Chapter 8 Carbon dioxide transport
- Chapter 9 Alveolar diffusion
- Chapter 10 Ventilation and dead space
- Chapter 11 Static lung volumes
- Chapter 12 Spirometry
- Chapter 13 Hypoxia and shunts
- Chapter 14 Ventilation–perfusion relationships
- Chapter 15 West zones
- Chapter 16 Oxygen delivery and demand
- Chapter 17 Alveolar gas equation
- Chapter 18 Oxygen cascade
- Chapter 19 Lung compliance
- Chapter 20 Work of breathing
- Chapter 21 Control of ventilation
- Chapter 22 Pulmonary circulation
- Chapter 23 Oxygen toxicity
- Chapter 24 Ventilatory failure
- Chapter 25 Anaesthesia and the lung
- Section 3 Cardiovascular physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal tract
- Section 6 Kidney and body fluids
- Section 7 Blood and immune system
- Section 8 Energy balance
- Section 9 Endocrine physiology
- Section 10 Developmental physiology
- Section 11 Environmental physiology
- Index
Chapter 15 - West zones
from Section 2 - Respiratory physiology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2015
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The basics
- Section 2 Respiratory physiology
- Chapter 6 Lung anatomy and function
- Chapter 7 Oxygen transport
- Chapter 8 Carbon dioxide transport
- Chapter 9 Alveolar diffusion
- Chapter 10 Ventilation and dead space
- Chapter 11 Static lung volumes
- Chapter 12 Spirometry
- Chapter 13 Hypoxia and shunts
- Chapter 14 Ventilation–perfusion relationships
- Chapter 15 West zones
- Chapter 16 Oxygen delivery and demand
- Chapter 17 Alveolar gas equation
- Chapter 18 Oxygen cascade
- Chapter 19 Lung compliance
- Chapter 20 Work of breathing
- Chapter 21 Control of ventilation
- Chapter 22 Pulmonary circulation
- Chapter 23 Oxygen toxicity
- Chapter 24 Ventilatory failure
- Chapter 25 Anaesthesia and the lung
- Section 3 Cardiovascular physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal tract
- Section 6 Kidney and body fluids
- Section 7 Blood and immune system
- Section 8 Energy balance
- Section 9 Endocrine physiology
- Section 10 Developmental physiology
- Section 11 Environmental physiology
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
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- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 72 - 73Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015