Applied Physiology in Clinical Respiratory Care

Front Matter ....Pages i-xi
 Hydrogen ion regulation during hypothermia: from the Amazon to the operating room  (H. Rahn, R. B. Reeves)....Pages 1-15
 Molecular mechanisms of pulmonary oxygen toxicity  (Aron B. Fisher)....Pages 17-26
 Cellular and mediator mechanisms that contribute to lung injury in the acute respiratory distress syndrome  (Herbert Y. Reynolds)....Pages 27-44
 Pulmonary oedema  (J. M. B. Hughes)....Pages 45-54
 Pathogenesis and therapy of acute lung injury  (Henning Pontoppidan, Michael A. Rie)....Pages 55-73
 Therapy of adult respiratory failure after hemorrhage and trauma based on an analysis of antecedent physiologic determinants  (William C. Shoemaker)....Pages 75-109
 Postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema  (Richard M. Peters)....Pages 111-124
 Positive airway pressure: some physical and biological effects  (Björn Jonson)....Pages 125-139
 Ventilator settings and gas exchange in respiratory distress syndrome  (Burkhard Lachmann, Eberhard Danzmann, Barbara Haendly, Björn Jonson)....Pages 141-176
 A new approach to the prevention and the treatment of acute respiratory failure in the adult and the neonate  (Theodor Kolobow, Luciano Gattinoni, Maurizio Solca, Antonio Pesenti)....Pages 177-190
 Surface tension and alveolar changes during ventilation  (Carl E. Bredenberg)....Pages 191-206
 Integrated right and left ventricular function: the problems associated with acute respiratory failure, mitral valve, and coronary artery disease  (Myron B. Laver)....Pages 207-228
 Monitoring respiration on the ICU  (John J. Osborn)....Pages 229-244
 Monitoring in the intensive care at the Thorax Center in Rotterdam  (Omar Prakash, Simon Meij, Bas van der Borden)....Pages 245-258
 The mass spectrometer in the clinical practice of anaesthesia  (Alastair A. Spence)....Pages 259-267
 Development of indwelling sensors for continuous electrolyte monitoring  (Robert C. Eberhart, Gabor Szabo, Timothy S. Thomasson, Mark S. Munro)....Pages 269-278
 Non-invasive monitoring of lung function in intensive care  (Gordon Cumming)....Pages 279-287
 Studying respiration in the severely ill  (D. M. Denison, Elisabeth Sawicka, M. D. L. Morgan, A. J. Peacock, M. Depledge)....Pages 289-303
 The diagnosis and management of inspiratory muscle fatigue  (P. T. Macklem)....Pages 305-312
 Differential lung ventilation  (Dwayne R. Westenskow, Nathan L. Pace)....Pages 313-324
 Pulmonary arterial pressure and gas exchange during thoracotomy  (Lars Nordström)....Pages 325-332
 Tailoring lung surgery to preoperative lung function  (Richard M. Peters)....Pages 333-342
 Resection with reconstruction of central airways to preserve lungs  (Hermes C. Grillo, Alan D. Hilgenberg)....Pages 343-349
 Treatment of airway complications  (Hermes C. Grillo, Alan D. Hilgenberg)....Pages 351-362
 Ventilation-perfusion inequality in catastrophic lung disease  (Peter D. Wagner)....Pages 363-379
 Oxygen transport in the critically ill patient  (Sreedhar Nair)....Pages 381-388
 Postoperative hypoxaemia  (J. P. Payne)....Pages 389-399
 Hypoxia in the neonate  (D. Vidyasagar)....Pages 401-419
 Tissue hypoxia  (R. F. Coburn, B. T. Storey)....Pages 421-446
 Dynamic aspects of the interaction between airway pressure and the circulation  (Adrian Versprille, Jos R. C. Jansen, Jan J. Schreuder)....Pages 447-463
 Postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema: a case report  (B. van den Berg, C. Hilvering)....Pages 465-472
Back Matter ....Pages 473-481