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Preface
List of Contributors
Gravity and the Lung: Lessons from Space 1
Control of the Pulmonary Circulation 9
A Primer on Pulmonary Cell Biology: Lung Cells and Their Functions 19
Pulmonary Circulation During Anesthesia 31
Pulmonary Edema Caused by Stress Failure of Capillaries 45
Mechanisms of Lung Injury: An Overview 53
Hemodynamic Determinants of Pulmonary Edema and Pleural Effusions 69
Oxygen Consumption Measurements During Artificial Ventilation 83
The Hypoxic Brain 91
Severe Hypoxia: Insights from Extreme Altitude 97
Respiratory Control Related to Altitude and Anesthesia 101
Lactic Acidosis, Type A 117
Rib Cage Contribution to Ventilation During Anesthesia 125
Oxygen--The Breath of Life 135
Management of the Patient with Reactive Airway Disease 141
Management of the Difficult Airway Part I: Epidemiology, the ASA Algorithm and Recognition 157
Management of the Difficult Airway Part II: Proper Preparation for the Awake Intubation, Fiberoptic and Retrograde Techniques 167
Management of the Difficult Airway Part III: The Anesthetized Patient Whose Trachea is Difficult to Intubate, Transtracheal Jet Ventilation, The Difficult Extubation and Jet Stylets 179
Influence of Anesthetics on Pulmonary Gas Exchange 193
Assessment of Respiratory Mechanics During Mechanical Ventilation 203
Physiologic Effects of Raised Airway Pressure 209
Pulmonary Embolic Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment 243
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome 253
Hemodynamics and Therapy in ARDS 269
Respiratory Mechanics in ARDS Patients 277
New Modes of Ventilatory Support 297
Septic Shock 303
To PEEP or Not to PEEP ARDS Patients? 313
Monitoring Cardiopulmonary Function with Dual Oximetry 319