Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists

Contents
Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
List of Abbreviations
Section 1 The Basics
	1 General Organisation of the Body
	2 Cell Components and Function
	3 Genetics
	4 The Cell Membrane
	5 Enzymes
Section 2 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
Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
	27 Cardiac Anatomy and Function
	28 Cardiac Cycle
	29 Cardiac Output and Its Measurement
	30 Starling’s Law and Cardiac Dysfunction
	31 Cardiac Pressure–Volume Loops
	32 Cardiac Ischaemia
	33 Systemic Circulation
	34 Arterial System
	35 Arterial Pressure Waveforms
	36 Capillaries and Endothelium
	37 Venous System
	38 Venous Pressure Waveforms
	39 Lymphatics
	40 Cardiovascular Reflexes
	41 Valsalva Manoeuvre
	42 Exercise Physiology
	43 Exercise Testing
Section 4 Neurophysiology
	44 Neuronal Structure and Function
	45 The Brain
	46 Cerebrospinal Fluid
	47 Blood–Brain Barrier
	48 Cerebral Blood Flow
	49 Intracranial Pressure and Head Injury
	50 The Spinal Cord
	51 Resting Membrane Potential
	52 Nerve Action Potential and Propagation
	53 Synapses and the Neuromuscular Junction
	54 Skeletal Muscle
	55 Muscle Spindles and Golgi Tendon Organs
	56 Smooth Muscle
	57 Cardiac Muscle
	58 The Electrocardiogram
	59 Autonomic Nervous System
	60 Pain Physiology
	61 The Eye and Intraocular Pressure
Section 5 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
Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
	67 Renal Function, Anatomy and Blood Flow
	68 Renal Filtration and Reabsorption
	69 Renal Regulation of Water and Electrolyte Balance
	70 Acid–Base Physiology
	71 Micturition
Section 7 Blood and Immune System
	72 Haemostasis
	73 Transfusion
	74 Anaemia and Polycythaemia
	75 Immune System
	76 Plasma Constituents
Section 8 Energy Balance
	77 Metabolism
	78 Starvation
	79 Stress Response
Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
	80 Hypothalamus and Pituitary
	81 Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal
Section 10 Developmental Physiology
	82 Maternal Physiology during Pregnancy
	83 Foetal Physiology
	84 Paediatric Physiology
	85 Physiology of Ageing
	86 Physiology of Obesity
Section 11 Environmental Physiology
	87 Altitude
	88 Diving
	89 Temperature Regulation
Index