ABSTRACT

The practice of anaesthesia, including intensive care medicine and pain management, requires a considerable understanding of normal and abnormal physiology. This is reflected in postgraduate examinations in anaesthesia where candidates are questioned in depth about many aspects of physiology.The second edition of this well-received textbook continu

chapter 1|38 pages

PHYSIOLOGY OF EXCITABLE CELLS

chapter 2|36 pages

PHYSIOLOGY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

chapter 3|42 pages

RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY

chapter 4|72 pages

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY

chapter 5|18 pages

GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY

chapter 6|12 pages

LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

chapter 7|32 pages

RENAL PHYSIOLOGY

chapter 8|18 pages

ACID–BASE PHYSIOLOGY

chapter 9|30 pages

PHYSIOLOGY OF BLOOD

chapter 10|24 pages

PHYSIOLOGY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

chapter 11|32 pages

ENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY

chapter 13|18 pages

PHYSIOLOGY OF PAIN

chapter 14|24 pages

MATERNAL AND NEONATAL PHYSIOLOGY

chapter 15|6 pages

PHYSIOLOGY OF AGEING

chapter 16|10 pages

SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTS