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Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists (Chambers) 2nd ed (update: 2023)

Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists (Chambers) 2nd ed (2019)

Table of Contents

• Preface to the first edition
• Preface to the second edition
• Part I. The Basics:
  1. General organisation of the body
  2. Cell components and function
  3. Genetics
  4. The cell membrane
  5. Enzymes
• Part II. Respiratory Physiology:
  6. The upper airways
  7. The lower airways
  8. Oxygen transport
  9. Carbon dioxide transport
  10. Alveolar diffusion
  11. Ventilation and dead space
  12. Static lung volumes
  13. Spirometry
  14. Hypoxia and shunts
  15. Ventilation-perfusion relationships
  16. Ventilation-perfusion zones in the lung
  17. Oxygen delivery and demand
  18. Alveolar gas equation
  19. Oxygen cascade
  20. Lung compliance
  21. Work of breathing
  22. Control of ventilation
  23. Pulmonary circulation
  24. Oxygen toxicity
  25. Ventilatory failure
  26. Anaesthesia and the lung
• Part III. Cardiovascular Physiology
• Part IV. Neurophysiology:
• Part V. Gastrointestinal Tract
  62. Saliva, oesophagus and swallowing
  63. Stomach and vomiting
  64. Gastrointestinal digestion and absorption
  65. Liver: anatomy and blood supply
  66. Liver function
• Part VI. Kidney and Body Fluids
• Part VIII. Energy Balance
• Part XI. Environmental Physiology:
  87. Altitude
  88. Divide
  89. Temperature regulation