Pulmonary Physiology

by Andrew Binks

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Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students is an undergraduate medical-level resource for foundational knowledge of pulmonary physiology. This text is designed for a pre-clinical medical curriculum and is aligned to USMLE(r) (United States Medical Licensing Examination) content guidelines. The text is meant to provide the essential information in a concise format that would allow learner preparation to engage in an active classroom.

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Publisher
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Subjects
Medicine
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Fundamentals
  7. 1.1: Fundamentals
  8. 2: Mechanics of the Lungs
  9. 2.1: Mechanics of the Lungs
  10. 3: Lung Volumes and Compliance
  11. 3.1: Lung Volumes
  12. 3.2: Lung Compliance
  13. 5: Airflow and Airway Resistance
  14. 5.1: Fundamentals of Airflow
  15. 5.2: Airway Resistance
  16. 4: Distribution of Ventilation
  17. 4.1: Radial Traction
  18. 4.2: Distribution of Ventilation Across the Lung
  19. 6: Dynamic Airway Compression
  20. 6.1: Compression of Airways During Expiration
  21. 6.2: Flow-Volume Loops
  22. 7: Fundamentals of Gas Exchange
  23. 7.1: Partial Pressures
  24. 7.2: Fick's Law of Diffusion
  25. 8: Perfusion and Diffusion Limitations in Gas Exchange
  26. 8.1: Diffusion and Perfusion Limitations
  27. 9: Pulmonary Blood Flow
  28. 9.1: The Pulmonary Vasculature
  29. 9.2: Pulmonary Vascular Resistance, Lung Volume, and Gravity
  30. 9.3: Zones of Perfusion
  31. 9.4: Pulmonary Vasculature’s Response to Hypoxia
  32. 10: Pulmonary Capillaries and Nonventilatory Function
  33. 10.1: Pulmonary Capillaries and Nonventilatory Function
  34. 11: Alkalosis and Acidosis
  35. 12.1: Alveolar Ventilation and Arterial pH
  36. 12.2: Physiological Buffers
  37. 12.3: The Henderson–Hasselbalch Equation
  38. 11: Arterial PCO₂ and pH
  39. 11.1: Arterial PCO₂ and pH
  40. 13: Ventilation and Perfusion
  41. 13.1: Ventilation and Perfusion in the Normal Lung
  42. 13.2: Distribution of V/Q
  43. 14: The Alveolar Gas Equation and Alveolar–Arterial PO₂ Difference
  44. 14.1: Calculating alveolar PO₂
  45. 14.2: Alveolar–Arterial PO₂ Difference and its Diagnostic Value
  46. 15: Pulmonary Shunts
  47. 15.1: Pulmonary Shunts and Calculating Their Size
  48. 16: Gas Transport
  49. 16.1: Oxygen Transport
  50. 16.2: CO₂ Transport
  51. 17: Control of Breathing
  52. 17.1: Central Control Mechanisms
  53. 17.2: Chemical Control of Breathing
  54. 18: Dyspnea
  55. 18.1: Occurrence and Forms of Dyspnea
  56. 18.2: Impact of Dyspnea
  57. Back Matter
  58. Index
  59. Glossary
  60. Glossary
  61. Detailed Licensing