The Respiratory System at a Glance
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The Respiratory System at a Glance

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The Respiratory System at a Glance

About this book

The Respiratory System at a Glance

The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise, simple approach and excellent illustrations.

Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.

Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.

Everything you need to know about The Respiratory System… at a Glance!

Highly-illustrated overview of the structure and function of the lungs and airways, with sections on history, examination, pathophysiology, treatment and management

Respiratory System at a Glance is a comprehensive guide to normal lung structure and function and associated pathophysiology, featuring key information on all major respiratory disorders.

As per the familiar, easy-to-use 'at a Glance' format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread, with key facts accompanied by clear diagrams that encapsulate essential knowledge. This 'one-stop' resource has been revised and updated for this 5thedition to include recent advances in our understanding and/or treatment of asthma, COPD, pulmonary vasculitis, sarcoidosis, cystic fibrosis, respiratory infections (including COVID-19), and the most recent national clinical management guidelines.

The accompanying website includes self-assessment case studies, flashcards and MCQs to support learning or for review.

Respiratory System at a Glance also provides information on:

  • Structure and function of the respiratory system, the thoracic cage and respiratory muscles, gas laws, diffusion, and elastic forces
  • Acid-base balance and disorders, control of breathing through chemical and neural mechanisms, and pulmonary circulation and ventilation-perfusion matching
  • Exercise, altitude, and diving, complications of development and congenital disease, lung defense mechanisms, and immunology of the lungs
  • Public health and smoking, respiratory failure, and the pathophysiology and management of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory disorders

With accompanying self-assessment clinical cases and multiple-choice questions, The Respiratory System at a Glance is the ideal companion for anyone about to start a respiratory module or rotation, and will appeal to medical students and junior doctors, as well as nurses, dentists, physiotherapists, technicians, and biomedical scientists.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Preface to fifth edition
  7. Units and symbols
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Glossary
  10. About the companion website
  11. Part 1: Structure and function
  12. Part 2: History, examination and investigation
  13. Part 3: Diseases and treatment
  14. Index
  15. End User License Agreement