
Nunn and Lumb's Applied Respiratory Physiology
- 10th Edition - June 30, 2026
- Latest edition
- Authors: Andrew B. Lumb, Caroline R. Thomas
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 5 6 5 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 5 6 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 5 6 7 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 5 6 8 - 4
Nunn's Applied Respiratory Physiology, Tenth Edition, is your concise, one-stop guide to all aspects of respiratory physiology in health, disease, and in the many physiologically… Read more
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Nunn's Applied Respiratory Physiology, Tenth Edition, is your concise, one-stop guide to all aspects of respiratory physiology in health, disease, and in the many physiologically challenging situations and environments into which humans take themselves - coverage is from basic science to clinical applications. Trusted for over 60 years, this most comprehensive single volume on respiratory physiology will prove invaluable to those in training or preparing for examinations in anaesthesia, intensive care, respiratory medicine or thoracic surgery - as well as an essential quick reference for physiologists and the range of practitioners requiring ready access to current knowledge in this field. Now fully revised and updated, this tenth edition is fully revised throughout and includes full access to the complete, downloadable eBook version. This incorporates updated BONUS chapters, handy topic summaries, self-assessment material and a series of expert lectures on key topics. The result is a more flexible, engaging and complete resource than ever before.
- A unique one-stop guide to all aspects of respiratory physiology in health, disease, and in the many physiologically challenging situations and environments into which humans take themselves
- Succinct, systematic coverage is from basic science to clinical applications
- Tailored to the needs of trainees in anaesthesia, intensive care medicine, thoracic surgery and respiratory medicine, as well as physiology instructors and researchers. Also appropriate to a wide range additional trainee and practitioner markets that require an up to date quick reference in this field
Postgraduate doctors specializing in anaesthesia, intensive care medicine, thoracic surgery and respiratory medicine. This includes both trained doctors (UK consultants, US attendings etc.) and those in training/exam candidates. - University staff involved in physiology teaching and research - Allied health professionals e.g. respiratory physiotherapists, clinical physiologists in lung function
1. Functional anatomy of the respiratory tract
2. Elastic forces and lung volumes
3. Respiratory system resistance
4. Control of breathing
5. Pulmonary ventilation
6. The pulmonary circulation
7. Distribution of pulmonary ventilation and perfusion
8. Diffusion of respiratory gases
9. Carbon dioxide 10. Oxygen
11. Nonrespiratory functions of the lung
12. Pregnancy, neonates and children
13. Exercise
14. Sleep
15. High altitude and flying
16. High pressure and diving
17. Respiration in closed environments and space
18. Drowning
19. Smoking and air pollution
20. Anaesthesia
21. Changes in the carbon dioxide partial pressure
22. Hypoxia
23. Anaemia
24. Oxygen toxicity and hyperoxia
25. Comparative respiratory
26. Ventilatory failure
27. Airways disease
28. Pulmonary vascular disease
29. Diseases of the lung parenchyma and pleura
30. Acute lung injury
31. Respiratory support and artificial ventilation
32. Pulmonary surgery
33. The atmosphere
34. The history of respiratory physiology
2. Elastic forces and lung volumes
3. Respiratory system resistance
4. Control of breathing
5. Pulmonary ventilation
6. The pulmonary circulation
7. Distribution of pulmonary ventilation and perfusion
8. Diffusion of respiratory gases
9. Carbon dioxide 10. Oxygen
11. Nonrespiratory functions of the lung
12. Pregnancy, neonates and children
13. Exercise
14. Sleep
15. High altitude and flying
16. High pressure and diving
17. Respiration in closed environments and space
18. Drowning
19. Smoking and air pollution
20. Anaesthesia
21. Changes in the carbon dioxide partial pressure
22. Hypoxia
23. Anaemia
24. Oxygen toxicity and hyperoxia
25. Comparative respiratory
26. Ventilatory failure
27. Airways disease
28. Pulmonary vascular disease
29. Diseases of the lung parenchyma and pleura
30. Acute lung injury
31. Respiratory support and artificial ventilation
32. Pulmonary surgery
33. The atmosphere
34. The history of respiratory physiology
- Edition: 10
- Latest edition
- Published: June 30, 2026
- Language: English
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Andrew B. Lumb
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Anaesthetist, St James' University Hospital; Honorary Clinical Associate Professor in Anaesthesia, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK