CHAPTER 32 Physiologic and Metabolic Study of Pulmonary Disorders Using Conventional Imaging Techniques and Positron Emission Tomography Ghassan El-HaddadSøren HessDaniel WorsleyAbass Alavi INTRODUCTION Since the mid-1950s, the use of radiopharmaceuticals…
CHAPTER 93 Diving Injuries and Air Embolism Christopher Logue During the winter of 1942–1943, Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan collaborated to develop and patent the first commercially successful open-circuit self-contained…
CHAPTER 17 Acid–Base Balance Stanley GoldfarbKumar Sharma Regulation of [H+] is of crucial importance for maintenance of normal cellular functions. The normal [H+] is maintained at about 40 nEq/L. When…
CHAPTER 82 Benign and Malignant Neoplasms of the Mediastinum Bryan M. BurtJoseph B. Shrager INTRODUCTION Primary lesions of the mediastinum are less common than lesions that secondarily involve the mediastinum….
CHAPTER 104 Acute Respiratory Failure in the Surgical Patient Robert M. Kotloff INTRODUCTION Advances in surgical technique, anesthesia and analgesia, and postoperative supportive care have emboldened surgeons to consider an…
