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Module 1.04: A Wheezy Adolescent

Current Assessment

Lecture Title: Ins and Outs of Respiratory Physiology

Lecture Synopsis Sheet: Summary / Abstract

In support of increasing your understanding of respiration, in particular Alice Springer’s shortness of breath, we will discuss:

• The importance of matching ventilation and perfusion
• The (local) ways in which perfusion is controlled
• The inputs to the pathways which control breathing
• The physiological control of breathing

Bibliography/Suggested further reading/Web links:

·         Naish’s Medical Sciences (2009 edition)

·         Silverthorn’s Human Physiology (2010 edition)

·         Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology (2010 edition)