Just enough physiology

Just Enough Physiology takes the reader on a guided tour of cardiopulmonary physiology. You'll discover how the heart, lungs, and circulation work in extreme environments so that you're better equipped to understand how they function-or malfunction-at the bedside, in the operating room, or...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Munis, James R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, MN Oxford New York Mayo Clinic Scientific Press Oxford University Press [2012]
Temas:
Physiology.
Cardiovascular system > Physiology.
Physiological Phenomena
Physiology
Physiologie.
Appareil cardiovasculaire > Physiologie.
physiology.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pressure and its measurement
  • Atmospheric and alveolar pressures
  • Hydrostatic pressure
  • Doctor Dolittle visits a sitting case
  • In the loop : left ventricular pressures
  • What goes around comes around : venous return
  • Pushmi-pullyu and the right atrium
  • Pressure and flow : chickens and eggs
  • Down but not out : circulatory arrest pressures
  • Starling's riddle of the broken heart
  • Oxygen and the gradients of life
  • The two doctors Fick
  • A breath of fresh air : ventilation
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Where breath meets blood : lung perfusion
  • Bird brains and bird breath
  • Diffusion limitation : Montana style
  • Man, machine, and homeostasis
  • Putting it all together : manned space flight

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