Anatomy and physiology of respiratory system relevant to anaesthesia

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 533-541

  Patwa, Apeksh ^a,b   Shah, Amit ^a,b  

^a Kailash Cancer Hospital   (India)

^b Vadodara Institute of Neurological Sciences (VINS)   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Bronchomotor tone; Functional residual capacity; Physiology; Respiratory system; Tracheobronchial tree; Ventilation perfusion

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ATELECTASIS; BODY POSITION; BRONCHUS TONE; FORCED EXPIRATION; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; GAS EXCHANGE; HYPOXIC LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; LIPID STORAGE; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; LUNG VENTILATION; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 84942091798     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.165849     Document Type: Review

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