| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The Act of Breathing -- Work of Breathing During Exercise: Implications for Performance -- Pathology of COPD and Asthma -- Pathophysiology of Airflow Obstruction -- Role of Airway Smooth Muscle Mechanical Properties in the Regulation of Airway Caliber -- Nitric Oxide in Asthma Is Like Insulin in Type II Diabetes -- Static and Dynamic Hyperinflation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Lung Recruitment and De-recruitment -- Lung Function Testing, Spirometry, Diffusion Capacity and Interpretation -- Forced Oscillation Technique -- Optoelectronic Plethysmography: Principles of Measurements and Recent Use in Respiratory Medicine -- Respiratory Muscle Blood Flow Measured by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and Indocyanine Green Dye (ICG) -- Assessment of Dyspnoea -- Noninvasive Measures of Lung Structure and Ventilation Heterogeneity -- Computed Tomography (CT)-Based Analysis of Regional Lung Ventilation -- Functional Imaging of Airway Distensibility -- Function and Microstructure by Hyperpolarized Gas MRI -- Pulmonary Functional Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography -- Pharmacological Treatment: an Update -- Respiratory and Non-respiratory Muscle Dysfunction in COPD -- Pathophysiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Old and New Trends in Invasive Mechanical Ventilation -- Use of Respiratory Mechanics for Monitoring and Setting of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation -- Use of FOT for Optimising Mechanical Ventilation |
| Summary |
This book offers a state-of-the-art description of the complexity of the healthy and pathological respiratory system, with particular reference to the mechanics of the airways, lung and chest wall. Detailed information is provided on new insights into the mechanics of breathing that have been obtained through technological innovations in measurement systems, cutting-edge modeling techniques and novel approaches to functional imaging of the respiratory system. It is explained how these advances permit the assessment of emerging treatment approaches, including new drugs, innovative surgical techniques and modes of mechanical ventilation and new forms of rehabilitation. In order to ensure comprehensive coverage of the subject, the editor has assembled a multidisciplinary team of authors comprising basic scientists in respiratory medicine, chest and intensive care physicians and bioengineers involved in both modeling and instrumentation. The book is intended for intensive care physicians, respirologists, physiologists, rehabilitation specialists, basic scientists in respiration, research and clinical fellows, biomedical engineers involved with respiratory mechanics and respiratory therapists. They will update their knowledge and improve their clinical expertise |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Respiratory organs -- Pathophysiology
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Respiration.
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Respiratory Mechanics -- physiology
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Respiration
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Respiration
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Respiratory organs -- Pathophysiology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Aliverti, A. (Andrea), 1966- editor.
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Pedotti, Antonio, editor.
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| ISBN |
9788847056473 |
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8847056470 |
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8847056462 |
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9788847056466 |
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9788847056480 |
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8847056489 |
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9788847057920 |
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8847057922 |
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