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The Respiratory Tract In Pediatric Crit
. Ed(S): Wheeler, Derek S., M.D.; Wong, Hector R.; Shanley, Thomas P.
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Description for The Respiratory Tract In Pediatric Crit
paperback. Offers information on the respiratory tract in pediatric critical illness and injury. Editor(s): Wheeler, Derek S., M.D.; Wong, Hector R.; Shanley, Thomas P. Num Pages: 254 pages, 107 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 56 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MJL; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 740.
The principal role of the respiratory system is to permit ef? cient exchange of respiratory gases (O and CO ) with the environment. The respiratory system is unique in that it is constantly 2 2 exposed to a barrage of foreign substances from both the internal environment (at any one point in time, approximately one-half of the cardiac output is received by the lungs) and the external environment (with each breath, the respiratory tract is exposed to pollens, viruses, bacteria, smoke, etc). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diseases of the res- ratory system were the seventh ... Read more
The principal role of the respiratory system is to permit ef? cient exchange of respiratory gases (O and CO ) with the environment. The respiratory system is unique in that it is constantly 2 2 exposed to a barrage of foreign substances from both the internal environment (at any one point in time, approximately one-half of the cardiac output is received by the lungs) and the external environment (with each breath, the respiratory tract is exposed to pollens, viruses, bacteria, smoke, etc). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diseases of the res- ratory system were the seventh ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848009240
SKU
V9781848009240
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for The Respiratory Tract In Pediatric Crit
From the reviews: "Pulmonary issues including mechanical ventilation and pediatric respiratory disease are the focus of this softcover book … . Senior trainees and practitioners managing critical ill children are an appropriate audience for this work … . This book provides an excellent review of critical care physiology in a discussion of mechanical ventilation and ... Read more