Pharmacology and Pathophysiology of the Control of Breathing

Front Cover......Page 1
INTRODUCTION......Page 15
PREFACE......Page 17
FOREWORD......Page 19
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 23
ABBREVIATIONS......Page 27
CONTENTS......Page 33
1.  Peripheral Chemoreceptors: Sensors of Metabolic Status......Page 43
2.  Central Chemoreceptors......Page 61
3.  Suprapontine Control of Breathing......Page 111
4.  Measurement of Drug Effects on Ventilatory Control......Page 143
5.  Response Surface Modeling of Drug Interactions: Model Selection and Multimodel Inference Using the Bootstrap......Page 173
6.  Respiratory Neuroplasticity: Respiratory Gases, Development, and Spinal Injury......Page 195
7.  Airway Reflexes in Humans......Page 265
8.  Inheritance and Ventilatory Behavior in Animal Models......Page 301
9.  Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome: Should We Rename It Congenital Autonomopathy?......Page 335
10.  Upper Airway Obstruction in Sleep Apnea......Page 353
11.  High Altitude......Page 397
12.  Obesity and the Control of Breathing......Page 423
13.  Pain Management and Regional Anesthesia......Page 465
14.  Ventilatory Effects of Medications Used for Moderate and Deep Sedation......Page 553
15.  Central Effects of General Anesthesia......Page 611
16.  The Influence of Inhalational Anesthetics on Carotid Body Mediated Ventilatory Responses......Page 693
17.  General Anesthesia and Respiratory Mechanics......Page 727
18.  Recovery from Anesthesia......Page 777
19.  Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Ventilation......Page 819
20.  Cardiovascular Drugs and the Control of Breathing......Page 833
AUTHOR INDEX......Page 855
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 863