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Ch. 1 Pathogenesis of Acute Lung Injury 3
Ch. 2 Pulmonary Gas Exchange 29
Ch. 3 Pathophysiology of the Pulmonary Vascular Bed 51
Ch. 4 Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Interactions in Critical Care 75
Ch. 5 Peripheral Control of Venous Return in Critical Illness: Role of the Splanchnic Vascular Compartment 93
Ch. 6 The Muscles of Respiration 115
Ch. 7 Cardiac Function 145
Ch. 8 Oxygen Transport and Utilization 173
Ch. 9 The Microcirculation and Tissue Oxygenation 211
Ch. 10 Pulmonary Mechanics in Critical Care 223
Ch. 11 Principles of Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning 247
Ch. 12 Ventilatory Control in the Critical Care Setting 265
Ch. 13 Critical Care Radiology 285
Ch. 14 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 311
Ch. 15 Pharmacologic and Ventilatory Support of the Circulation in Critically Ill Patients 329
Ch. 16 Acute Myocardial Infarction 357
Ch. 17 Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in the Critical Care Setting: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management 383
Ch. 18 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 415
Ch. 19 Heart-Lung Interactions in Sepsis 435
Ch. 20 Community-acquired Pneumonia 449
Ch. 21 Hospital-acquired Pneumonia and Pneumonia in the Immunosuppressed Host 465
Ch. 22 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism 487
Ch. 23 Status Asthmaticus 529
Ch. 24 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 593
Ch. 25 Smoke Inhalation Injury 611
Ch. 26 Hyperbaric Medicine 627
Ch. 27 Pulmonary Failure Caused by High Altitude 639
Index 649