Structure-Function Relationships in Various Respiratory Systems

Part I Respiratory control system.- 1.Anatomy and physiology of respiratory control system.- 2.Anatomy and physiology of chemical regulatory mechanisms in respiration.- 3.Coordination of swallowing and breathing.- Part IIUpper airway.- 4.Anatomy and function of upper airway during sleep.- 5.Instability of upper airway during anesthesia and sedation.- Part III Lower airway.- 6.Convective and Diffusive Mixing in Lower and Acinar Airways.- 7.Radiological evaluation of lower airway dimensions deciding ventilatory dynamics.- 8.Functional properties of lower airway estimated by oscillometry.- Part IV Acinus.- 9.Inhomogeneous distribution of ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) and diffusing capacity-perfusion (D/Q) in the lung.- 10.Physiological Basis of Effective Alveolar-Arterial O2 Difference (AaDO2) and Effective Physiological Dead Space (VD/VT).- 11.Oxygen transport from air to tissues as an integrated system.- Part V Alveolar wall.- 12.Pathophysiological and clinicalimplication of diffusing capacity for CO (DLco) and Krogh factor (Kco).- 13.Basic perspective of simultaneous measurement of DLCO and DLNO.- 14.Reference equations for simultaneously measured DLCO and DLNO.- 15.Differential diagnosis based on newly developed indicator of DLNO/DLCO.- 16.Clinical significance of simultaneous measurements of DLCO and DLNO: Can DLCO and DLNO differentiate various kinds of lung diseases?.

Volume Editor
Kazuhiro Yamaguchi, MD, PhD
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Tohto Clinic, Kenko-Igaku Association, Tokyo, Japan


Series Editors
Hiroyuki Nakamura, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
Kazutetsu Aoshiba, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan