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Back to Basics in Physiology,

Edition 1 O2 and CO2 in the Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems

By Juan Pablo Arroyo and Adam J. Schweickert

Publication Date: 05 Jun 2015

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Back to Basics in Physiology: O₂and CO₂in the Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems exploits the gap that exists in current physiology books, tackling specific problems and evaluating their repercussions on systemic physiology.

It is part of a group of books that seek to provide a bridge for the basic understanding of science and its direct translation to the clinical setting, with a final aim of helping readers further comprehend the basic science behind clinical observations.

The book is interspersed with clinical correlates and key facts, as the authors believe that highlighting direct patient care issues leads to improved understanding and retention.

Physiology students, including graduate and undergraduate students, nursing students, physician associate students, and medical students will find this to be a great reference tool as part of an introductory course, or as review material.

Key Features

Exploits the gap that exists in current physiology books, tackling specific problems and evaluating their repercussions on systemic physiology
Provides a bridge for the basic understanding of science and its direct translation to the clinical setting
Interspersed with clinical correlates and key facts, highlighting direct patient care issues to help improve understanding and retention
Ideal physiology reference for physiology students, including graduate and undergraduate students, nursing students, physician associate students, and medical students

About the author

By Juan Pablo Arroyo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA and Adam J. Schweickert, Attending Physician – Pediatric ICU, St. Barnabas Medical Center, West Orange, NJ, USA

Table of Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1. Cellular Respiration and Diffusion
- Introduction
- O₂ and CO₂ for One Cell: Mechanics of Single Cell Gas Exchange
- Review of the Physical Properties of Gases
- Review of Diffusion and Gradients
- Diffusion and the Cell
- Development of Multicellular Organisms from Single Cells, O₂ and CO₂ for Trillions of Cells
- Clinical Vignettes
Chapter 2. Functional Anatomy of the Lungs and Capillaries: Blueprints of Gas Exchange
- Functional Anatomy of Gas Exchange
- Functional Histology of the Capillaries and the Alveolar–Capillary Unit
- Clinical Vignettes
Chapter 3. Lung Mechanics: Putting the Blueprints of Gas Exchange into Action
- In and Out: How Gas Moves
- Pleural Pressures: Negative versus Positive Pressure
- Lungs Outside the Body: Tissue Dynamics
- Clinical Vignettes
Chapter 4. The Respiratory Cycle
- What are Lung Volumes and Capacities?
- Alveolar Ventilation and Dead Space Ventilation
- Composition of Alveolar Air
- Clinical Vignettes
Chapter 5. Gases Inside the Body, Liquid Transport
- Getting into Blood, Henry’s Law, and Why We Need Red Blood Cells
- Why are RBCs So Special?
- Oh Marvelous Hemoglobin!
- O₂ Content and O₂ Delivery
- Dynamics of O₂–Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve: How Does it Know Where to Deliver Its Cargo?
- Transport of CO₂ in the Blood
- Clinical Vignettes
Chapter 6. The Alveolar–Capillary Unit and V/Q Matching
- The Alveolar–Arterial Difference: How Good is the Lung at Exchanging O₂ and CO₂?
- Ventilation/Perfusion Relationships: Matching the Movement of O₂, CO₂, and Blood
- Clinical Vignettes
Chapter 7. Regulation of O₂ and CO₂ in the Body and Acid/Base
- What Actually Drives Ventilation?
- CO₂, H₂O, Carbonic Acid, HCO₃^-, pH, and pKa—What?
- Henderson–Hasselbalch Equation
- Changes in CO₂ and pH: Respiratory Acid/Base Disorders
- Clinical Vignettes
Chapter 8. Clinical Recognition: Signs and Symptoms of Respiratory Distress and Their Physiologic Basis
- Causes of Respiratory Failure
- Ways that Ventilation Can Be Improved
- Clinical Signs of Respiratory Failure
- Putting it All in Context
Chapter 9. Clinical Integration
- Case #1
- Case #2
- Case #3
- Case #4
- Case #5
- Case #6
Appendix. Respiratory Devices
- First, a Brief Primer on Getting Too Much O₂
- Oxygen Delivery Devices
- A Brief Primer on Positive Pressure Ventilation
Bibliography
- General References
- Specific References

Book details

ISBN: 9780128017685

Page Count: 176

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Physiology students, including graduate and undergraduate physiology students, nursing students, physician associate students, and medical students

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