PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY Pulmonary pharmacology concerns the effects of drugs on the lungs and understanding how drugs used to treat patients with pulmonary diseases work. Much of this pharmacology concerns drugs used to treat obstructive airway diseases, such as asthma and…
Plate 4-1 Open full size image CONGENITAL DEFORMITIES OF THE THORACIC CAGE PECTUS EXCAVATUM Pectus excavatum is also called funnel chest, chonechondrosternon, or trichterbrust. It is a deformity of the anterior chest wall characterized by depression of the lower sternum…
TESTS OF PULMONARY FUNCTION RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION OF THE LUNGS Chest radiography remains the primary imaging modality for initial evaluation of patients with suspected chest disease and in many cases not only identifies abnormalities but also allows a specific determination of…
PULMONARY MECHANICS AND GAS EXCHANGE The major function of the lung is to deliver oxygen to and remove carbon dioxide from the blood as it passes through the pulmonary capillary bed. This function is achieved through a series of complex…
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM The respiratory system is made up of the structures involved in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the atmosphere, so-called external respiration . The exchange of gases between the blood in the capillaries…