Respiratory system / Sarah Hickin, James Renshaw, Rachel Williams.
By: Hickin, Sarah.
Contributor(s): Renshaw, James | Williams, Rachel (Rachel C.) | Patel, Harish. Respiratory system.
Series: Crash course: Edinburgh : Mosby Elsevier, 2015Edition: 4th ed.Description: xiii, 230 p .: ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780723438618 .Subject(s): Respiratory System | Respiratory Tract DiseasesGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RC732 .M398 2015 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000005873 |
Rev. ed. of: Respiratory system / Harish Patel, Catherine Gwilt. 3rd ed. 2007.
Includes index.
Overview of the respiratory system -- Organisation of the respiratory tract -- Pulmonary circulation -- Physiology, ventilation, and gas exchange -- Perfusion and gas transport -- Control of respiratory function -- Basic pharmacology -- The respiratory patient : taking a history & exploring symptoms -- Examination of the respiratory system -- The respiratory patient : clinical investigations -- The respiratory patient : imaging investigations -- Respiratory emergencies -- Pulmonary hypertension -- The upper respiratory tract -- Sleep disorders -- Asthma -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- Disorders of the interstitium -- Malignant lung disease -- Infectious lung disease -- Suppurative lung disease -- Pleural effusions -- Respiratory manifestations of systemic disease.