cover image - Nunn and Lumb's Applied Respiratory Physiology - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780443285684
Copyright: 2027
Publication Date: 07-17-2026
Page Count: 456
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $118.99

Nunn and Lumb's Applied Respiratory Physiology - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 10th Edition

by Andrew B. Lumb, MB, BS, FRCA and Caroline R. Thomas, BSC, MBChB, MRCS(Ed), FRCA

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Nunn and Lumb's Applied Respiratory Physiology - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780443285684
Copyright: 2027
Publication Date: 07-17-2026
Page Count: 456
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $118.99
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Bridging the gap between basic science and clinical practice, Nunn and Lumb's Applied Respiratory Physiology, 10th Edition, provides a concise, single-volume guide to all aspects of respiratory physiology in health and disease, translating core respiratory physiology into practical applications and clinically relevant material. For more than 50 years, this text has been invaluable to those in training or preparing for examinations in anaesthesia, intensive care, respiratory medicine, or thoracic surgery, as well as an essential quick reference for physiologists and the range of practitioners requiring ready access to current knowledge in this field. In this revised edition, all content has been thoroughly reviewed and updated, incorporating numerous new topics, updated summaries for each chapter, and a robust collection of online features for both students and practitioners.
    • Provides a unique, one-stop guide to all aspects of respiratory physiology in health, disease, and in the many physiologically challenging situations and environments into which humans take themselves
    • Explains complex concepts clearly and offers easy-to-understand explanations of basic science, assisted by the extensive use of diagrams
    • Features a new chapter covering all aspects of lung immunology, including non-immune pulmonary defences against inhaled pathogens, and both innate and adaptive immunity
    • Contains new topics throughout: including genetic treatments for sickle cell disease, physiological effects of e-cigarettes, recent breakthroughs in the drug treatment of cystic fibrosis, pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection, principles and delivery of high flow nasal therapy, clinical effects of hyperoxia in acute medical conditions, updates on peri-operative respiratory management, and more
    • Includes content that is difficult to find in general physiology texts, such as respiratory function in pregnancy, neonates, and children; the impact of the obesity epidemic on respiratory physiology; the evolving understanding of the harms caused by hyperoxia; basic science and the clinical problems of respiratory critical care; peri-operative lung management and pulmonary complications; and ventilation and pulmonary care advances accelerated by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
    • Covers additional related topics such as solutions to the challenges of respiratory gas exchange across the animal kingdom, space and diving physiology, and more
    • Provides robust online features, including two bonus chapters; presentations by Dr. Lumb on key topics from the book, and more than 100 self-assessment questions linked to each chapter with answers and explanations
  • Part I: Basic Principles
    1. Functional Anatomy of the Respiratory Tract
    2. Elastic Forces and Lung Volumes
    3. Respiratory System Resistance
    4. Control of Breathing
    5. Pulmonary Ventilation
    6. The Pulmonary Circulation
    7. Distribution of Pulmonary Ventilation and Perfusion
    8. Diffusion of Respiratory Gases
    9. Carbon Dioxide
    10. Oxygen
    11. Lung Immunology

    Part II: Applied Physiology
    12. Pregnancy, Neonates, and Children
    13. Exercise
    14. Sleep
    15. Obesity
    16. High Altitude and Flying
    17. High Pressure and Diving
    18. Respiration in Closed Environments and Space
    19. Drowning
    20. Smoking and Air Pollution
    21. Anaesthesia
    22. Changes in the Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure
    23. Hypoxia
    24. Anaemia
    25. Oxygen Toxicity and Hyperoxia
    26. Comparative Respiratory Physiology

    Part III: Physiology of Pulmonary Disease
    27. Ventilatory Failure
    28. Airways Disease
    29. Pulmonary Vascular Disease
    30. Diseases of the Lung Parenchyma and Pleura
    31. Acute Lung Injury
    32. Respiratory Support and Artificial Ventilation
    33. Pulmonary Surgery
    34. The Atmosphere
    35. The History of Respiratory Physiology

    Online Content
    34. The Atmosphere
    35. The History of Respiratory Physiology

    Test Your Knowledge Questions
    Assessments
  • Andrew B. Lumb, MB, BS, FRCA, Consultant Anaesthetist, St James' University Hospital; Honorary Clinical Associate Professor in Anaesthesia, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK and Caroline R. Thomas, BSC, MBChB, MRCS(Ed), FRCA, Consultant Anaesthetist, St James's Hospital, Leeds and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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