Overview

This resource analyzes knowledge of the bronchial circulation - presenting the anatomy, physiology and clinical importance of this source of blood flow for the lungs. Written by more than 30 experts from the United States and Europe, The Bronchial Circulation : explains the scientific considerations underlying clinical concepts of asthma, airway infections and hemoptysis, and modern approaches to their care; describes the methods used to measure bronchial blood flow in animals and humans; emphasizes the role of the bronchial circulation in picking up, distributing and eliminating drugs deposited on the mucosa of the airways; shows how mechanical and neurological factors influence total and regional blood flow; discusses the bronchial circulation's function in conditioning inspired air, heat and water exchange, and gas transfer; reveals how the bronchial blood supply to tumours has been employed in their treatment; and details the surgical techniques used to re-establish bronchial blood flow during lung transplantation. This book is designed for pulmonologists, respiratory physiologists, lung transplant surgeons, and thoracic physicians. It serves as a reference for those interested in cardiopulmonary reactions, including general internists, cardiologists, radiologists, respiratory therapists, medical students, and nurses.

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Author:   John Butler
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   57
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.497kg
ISBN:  

9780824784430

ISBN 10:   082478443
Pages:   832
Publication Date:   06 February 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Part 1 Background: the bronchial circulation in the human - a historical introduction, Leon Cudkowicz. Part 2 Structure: anatomy of the normal bronchial circulatory system in humans and animals, Nirmal B. Charan and Paula G. Carvalho; the bronchial circulation - histology and electron microscopy, Lauri A. Laitinen and Annika Laitinen. Part 3 Measurement: methods of measuring bronchial blood flow, Elisabeth M. Baile and Peter D. Pare; measurement of bronchial blood flow in humans, Piergiuseppe Agostoni et al. Part 4 Regulation: pulmonary and bronchial contributions to airway blood flow, Scott A. Barman et al; mechanical aspects of physiological regulation of the bronchial circulation, Elizabeth M. Wagner; neuroregulation and pharmacology of the tracheobronchial circulation, John G. Widdicombe and Stephen E. Webber; respiratory air conditioning and the bronchial circulation, Julian Solway; regulation of respiratory heat and water loss by lung circulation, Mark E. Deffebach and Piergiuseppe Agostoni. Part 5 Function: nutrition and ischemic injury of the lung, John Butler; the bronchial and systemic circulations in lung and pleural fluid and protein balance, Michael A. Matthay; airway gas exchange, Michael P. Hlastala and Erik R. Swenson; plasma exudation from tracheobronchial microvessels in health and disease, Carl G.A. Persson. Part 6 Clinical aspects: clinical aspects of the bronchial circulation, John Butler; airways - asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema, Adam Wanner and William M. Long; neurogenic inflammation of the airways and acute lung injury, S. Lakshminarayan; the bronchial circulation in chronic lung infections, Nirmal B. Charan and Paula G. Carvalho; circulation of lung neoplasms, Richard W. Hyde; the bronchial circulation in pulmonary vascular obstruction, Deborah Shure; the bronchial arteries and anamolous systemic arteries to the lungs in congenital heart and lung disease, Kent Ellis. Part 7 Therapy: endovascular management of bronchial bleeding, Jacques Remy et al; the human bronchial circulation - anatomy and lung transplantation, Hans Schreinemakers and Joel D. Cooper.

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