The Respiratory System at a GlanceThe 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 managementRespiratory 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 disordersWith 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.For more information on the complete range of Wiley nursing and health publishing, please visit: wiley.comTo receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at wiley.com/emailAll content reviewed by students for studentsWiley Medical Education books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind.If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to reviewmedicalbooks.com to find out more.This new edition is also available as an e-book. For more details, please see wiley.com

Preface to Fifth Edition viiUnits and Symbols viiiAbbreviations xGlossary xiiiAbout the companion website xviPart 1 Structure and function 11 Structure of the respiratory system: lungs, airways and dead space 22 The thoracic cage and respiratory muscles 43 Pressures and volumes during normal breathing 64 Gas laws 85 Diffusion 106 Lung mechanics: elastic forces 127 Lung mechanics: airway resistance 148 Carriage of oxygen 169 Carriage of carbon dioxide 1810 Acid-base balance 2011 Acid-base disorders 2212 Control of breathing I: chemical mechanisms 2413 Control of breathing II: neural mechanisms 2614 Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right- to- left shunts 2815 Ventilation-perfusion mismatching 3016 Exercise, high altitude and diving 3217 Development of the respiratory system and birth 3418 Complications of development and congenital disease 3619 Lung defence mechanisms 3820 Immunology of the lung 40Part 2 History, examination and investigation 4321 History and examination 4422 Pulmonary function tests 4623 Chest imaging and bronchoscopy 48Part 3 Diseases and treatment 5124 Public health and smoking 5225 Respiratory failure 5426 Asthma: pathophysiology 5627 Asthma: treatment 5828 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 6029 Pulmonary hypertension 6230 Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism 6431 Pulmonary vasculitis 6632 Interstitial (diffuse parenchymal) lung disease 6833 Sarcoidosis 7034 Pleural diseases 7235 Occupational and environment- related lung disease 7436 Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis 7637 Pneumothorax 7838 Community- acquired pneumonia 8039 Hospital- acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia 8240 Pulmonary tuberculosis 8441 The immune- compromised patient 8642 Lung cancer 8843 Acute respiratory distress syndrome 9044 Mechanical ventilation 9245 Oxygenation and oxygen therapy 9446 Sleep disordered breathing 9647 Coronavirus disease 2019 98Index 100