ABSTRACT

This book provides a comprehensive, authoritative, and contemporary discussion of the physiology and pathophysiology of the chest wall as well as an overview of the diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. It is an invaluable aid to clinical investigators.

part |2 pages

PART I: PROPERTIES OF STRIATED AND RESPIRATORY MUSCLES

chapter 3|44 pages

Pathophysiology of Skeletal Muscle

chapter 4|44 pages

The Neuromuscular Junction

part |2 pages

PART II: RESPIRATORY MUSCLES: MECHANICS AND ENERGETICS

chapter 14|32 pages

Functional Anatomy of the Chest Wall

chapter 15|12 pages

The Act of Breathing

chapter 16|38 pages

Statics of the Chest Wall

chapter 17|20 pages

Dynamics of the Respiratory System

chapter 18|20 pages

Kinematics of the Chest Wall

chapter 19|30 pages

Actions of the Respiratory Muscles

chapter 21|30 pages

Topography of the Diaphragm

chapter 22|16 pages

Chest Wall Mechanics in Newborns

chapter 23|30 pages

Respiratory Muscle Blood Flow

chapter 24|18 pages

Respiratory Muscle Metabolism

chapter 25|70 pages

Respiratory Muscle Energetics

part |2 pages

PART III: RESPIRATORY MUSCLE CONTROL

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