A Practice of Anaesthesia |
Contents
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE RESPIRATORY | 35 |
PULMONARY VENTILATION | 45 |
PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE AND ACIDBASE STATUS | 124 |
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acetylcholine acid acidosis action activity airway alveolar alveoli Anaesth anaesthesia anaesthetic agents anaesthetist Anesthesiology arterial atrial atropine barbiturates blood pressure breathing Brit bronchial bronchus carbon dioxide cardiac output cardiovascular cause cells cent changes circulation circulatory clinical concentration coronary cyclopropane d-tubocurarine decamethonium depolarising depression disease dose drugs dysrhythmias effect endotracheal tube ether excretion factors fibres fluid function gallamine gases haemoglobin halothane heart hypotension hypoxia increase induction inhalation injection inspired intravenous Lancet liver lung membrane metabolic methoxyflurane minutes muscle relaxants myasthenia myasthenia gravis myocardial neostigmine nerve neuromuscular block nitrous oxide non-depolarising normal obstruction occur oedema operation oxygen tension patient PCO₂ perfusion peripheral Physiol plasma Po₂ post-operative potassium produce pulmonary receptors reduced reflex renal respiration respiratory response result sodium solubility stimulation surgery surgical suxamethonium technique temperature therapy thiopentone tion tissue tracheostomy treatment uptake vascular venous pressure ventilation ventricle ventricular volume