Respiratory Mechanics

• Main Author: Wilson, Theodore A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Bioengineering,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Life Sciences.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Biomedical Engineering.

This book thoroughly covers each subfield of respiratory mechanics: pulmonary mechanics, the respiratory pump, and flow. It presents the current understanding of the field and serves as a guide to the scientific literature from the golden age of respiratory mechanics, 1960 - 2010. Specific topics co...

Table of Contents:

• Lung mechanics
• The chest wall and the respiratory pump
• Flow and gas transport. .