Respiratory Measurement

This practical and didactic book is a comprehensive review of ventilation and gas exchange in normal circumstances, as well as in chronic and acute respiratory failure, and during anaesthesia. Horan Hedenstierna gives practical guidance on numerous respiratory function measurements, and their application in clinical practice. Preface.

Part I Physiological Principles in Health and Chronic Disease.

1 Introduction.

2 Ventilation.

3. Lung Volumes.

4 Compliance, Resistance and Inductance.

5 Gas Distribution.

6 Diffusion of Gas.

7 Pulmonary Perfusion.

8 Causes of Hypoxaemia and Hypercapnia.

Part II Anesthesia and Acute Respiratory Failure.

9 Respiratory Mechanics During Anesthesia.

10 Ventilation, Blood Flow and Gas Exchange During Anesthesia.

11 Pulmonary Densities and Respiratory Mechanics in ARDS.

12 Ventilation, Circulation and Gas Exchange.

Part III Practice of Respiratory Measurement.

13 Measurement of Ventilation.

14 Lung Volume Measurement.

15 Gas Distribution.

16 Mechanics of the Respiratory System: Compliance.

17 Mechanics of Respiratory System: Resistance, Inertia, Power, Work.

18 Gas Exchange: Hypoventilation and Gas Diffusion.

19 Gas Exchange: Ventilation-perfusion Relationships and Shunt.

Reference Values.

Glossary.

Index.

Göran Hedenstierna and C. E. W. Hahn are the authors of Respiratory Measurement, published by Wiley. This latest addition to the well established Principles and Practice series is a comprehensive review of the principles of ventilation and gas exchange in normal circumstances, and also chronic and acute reparatory failure. Valuable practical guidance is given on measuring pulmonary function during anaesthesia and muscle paralysis. Authored by an internationally respected specialist, and well illustrated throughout, the book includes the following key topics:

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• ventilation
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• lung volumes
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• compliance
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• hyproxaemia and hypercapnia
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• reparatory mechanics during anaesthesia
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• blood flow
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• ventilation, circulation and gas exchange
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• measurement of ventilation
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• lung volume measurement
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• gas distribution
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• mechanics of the respiratory system
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• reference values

Respiratory Measurement will prove to be an essential guide for anaesthetists, intensivists, pulmonary physicians, and all health professionals seeking a better understanding of the techniques of lung function testing.