The lungs are responsible for oxygenating the blood and removing carbon dioxide from the body. They are also responsible for a very substantial burden of disease in the UK and worldwide population, and for the cancellation or complication of many surgical procedures. This brief article reviews the basic mechanics of the respiratory system, and highlights some of the important and interesting aspects of the regulation of ventilation, focussing on the role of the peripheral and central chemoreceptors. A sound knowledge of this basic respiratory physiology and pathophysiology is a prerequisite for effective preoperative assessment and good perioperative care. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
This book thoroughly covers each subfield of respiratory mechanics: pulmonary mechanics, the respira...
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Flow limitation and dynamic hyperinflation: key concepts in modern respiratory physiology P.M.A. Cal...
This book thoroughly covers each subfield of respiratory mechanics: pulmonary mechanics, the respira...
The cardiocirculatory-respiratory system is a complex and highly integrated system that balances the...
In terrestrial vertebrates lung ventilation is nescessary to accmplish exchange of oxygen (O2) and c...
This article summarizes the anatomical features of the lungs, airway and thorax pertinent to the phy...
This article, which forms part of the life sciences series and is the first of two articles on the r...
The prime function of the lungs is to maintain oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide excretion. Clinical ...
Respiratory function is fundamental in the practice of anesthesia. Knowledge of basic physiologic pr...
Presents the purpose of ventilation, the anatomical parts involved, and the muscular activity that e...
The field of respiratory physiology has many facets; the literature on the subject is voluminous, an...
The control of breathing results from a complex interaction involving the respiratory centers, which...
This book aims to give a comprehensive overview on ‘Physiology of the Respiratory System’. It descri...
The expanding number of chronic respiratory diseases and the new Covid-19 outbreak create an increas...
OBJECTIVES: To review the physiologic approach to setting mechanical ventilation in acute lung injur...
Objective: As precision medicine is becoming a standard of care in selecting tailored rather than av...
Flow limitation and dynamic hyperinflation: key concepts in modern respiratory physiology P.M.A. Cal...
This book thoroughly covers each subfield of respiratory mechanics: pulmonary mechanics, the respira...
The cardiocirculatory-respiratory system is a complex and highly integrated system that balances the...
In terrestrial vertebrates lung ventilation is nescessary to accmplish exchange of oxygen (O2) and c...