
Pocket Companion to Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology
- 14th Edition - December 2, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: John E. Hall, Michael E. Hall
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 4 0 0 7 - 7
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Unit I. Introduction to Physiology: The Cell and General Physiology
- Chapter 1. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the “Internal Environment”
- Chapter 2. The Cell and Its Functions
- Chapter 3. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, Cell Function, and Cell Reproduction
- Unit II. Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle
- Chapter 4. Transport of Substances Through Cell Membranes
- Chapter 5. Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials
- Chapter 6. Contraction of Skeletal Muscle
- Chapter 7. Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscular Transmission and Excitation-Contraction Coupling
- Chapter 8. Excitation and Contraction of Smooth Muscle
- Unit III. The Heart
- Chapter 9. Cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves
- Chapter 10. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart
- Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Electrocardiography
- Chapter 12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis
- Chapter 13. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation
- Unit IV. The Circulation
- Chapter 14. Overview of the Circulation; Pressure, Flow, and Resistance
- Chapter 15. Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems
- Chapter 16. The Microcirculation and Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid, and Lymph Flow
- Chapter 17. Local and Humoral Control of Tissue Blood Flow
- Chapter 18. Nervous Regulation of the Circulation and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure
- Chapter 19. Role of the Kidneys in Long-Term Control of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension: The Integrated System for Arterial Pressure Regulation
- Chapter 20. Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation
- Chapter 21. Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; the Coronary Circulation and Ischemic Heart Disease
- Chapter 22. Cardiac Failure
- Chapter 23. Heart Valves and Heart Sounds; Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects
- Chapter 24. Circulatory Shock and Its Treatment
- Unit V. The Body Fluids and Kidneys
- Chapter 25. Regulation of Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Edema
- Chapter 26. The Urinary System: Functional Anatomy and Urine Formation by the Kidneys
- Chapter 27. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, and Their Control
- Chapter 28. Renal Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion
- Chapter 29. Urine Concentration and Dilution; Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and Sodium Concentration
- Chapter 30. Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium; Integration of Renal Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume
- Chapter 31. Acid-Base Regulation
- Chapter 32. Diuretics and Kidney Diseases
- Unit VI. Blood Cells, Immunity, and Blood Coagulation
- Chapter 33. Red Blood Cells, Anemia, and Polycythemia
- Chapter 34. Resistance of the Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-Macrophage System, and Inflammation
- Chapter 35. Resistance of the Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy
- Chapter 36. Blood Types; Transfusion; and Tissue and Organ Transplantation
- Chapter 37. Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation
- Unit VII. Respiration
- Chapter 38. Pulmonary Ventilation
- Chapter 39. Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Edema, and Pleural Fluid
- Chapter 40. Principles of Gas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Through the Respiratory Membrane
- Chapter 41. Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids
- Chapter 42. Regulation of Respiration
- Chapter 43. Respiratory Insufficiency—Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy
- Unit VIII. Aviation, Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology
- Chapter 44. Aviation, High Altitude, and Space Physiology
- Chapter 45. Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions
- Unit IX. The Nervous System: A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology
- Chapter 46. Organization of the Nervous System, Basic Functions of Synapses, and Neurotransmitters
- Chapter 47. Sensory Receptors, Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information
- Chapter 48. Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization, Tactile and Position Senses
- Chapter 49. Somatic Sensations: II. Pain, Headache, and Thermal Sensations
- Unit X. The Nervous System: B. The Special Senses
- Chapter 50. The Eye: I. Optics of Vision
- Chapter 51. The Eye: II. Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina
- Chapter 52. The Eye: III. Central Neurophysiology of Vision
- Chapter 53. The Sense of Hearing
- Chapter 54. The Chemical Senses—Taste and Smell
- Unit XI. The Nervous System: C. Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology
- Chapter 55. Spinal Cord Motor Functions; the Cord Reflexes
- Chapter 56. Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function
- Chapter 57. Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia Contributions to Overall Motor Control
- Chapter 58. Cerebral Cortex, Intellectual Functions of the Brain, Learning, and Memory
- Chapter 59. The Limbic System and Hypothalamus—Behavioral and Motivational Mechanisms of the Brain
- Chapter 60. States of Brain Activity—Sleep, Brain Waves, Epilepsy, Psychoses, and Dementia
- Chapter 61. The Autonomic Nervous System and the Adrenal Medulla
- Chapter 62. Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Metabolism
- Unit XII. Gastrointestinal Physiology
- Chapter 63. General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function—Motility, Nervous Control, and Blood Circulation
- Chapter 64. Propulsion and Mixing of Food in the Alimentary Tract
- Chapter 65. Secretory Functions of the Alimentary Tract
- Chapter 66. Digestion and Absorption in the Gastrointestinal Tract
- Chapter 67. Physiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Unit XIII. Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
- Chapter 68. Metabolism of Carbohydrates and Formation of Adenosine Triphosphate
- Chapter 69. Lipid Metabolism
- Chapter 70. Protein Metabolism
- Chapter 71. The Liver
- Chapter 72. Dietary Balances; Regulation of Feeding; Obesity and Starvation; Vitamins and Minerals
- Chapter 73. Energetics and Metabolic Rate
- Chapter 74. Body Temperature Regulation and Fever
- Unit XIV. Endocrinology and Reproduction
- Chapter 75. Introduction to Endocrinology
- Chapter 76. Pituitary Hormones and Their Control by the Hypothalamus
- Chapter 77. Thyroid Metabolic Hormones
- Chapter 78. Adrenocortical Hormones
- Chapter 79. Insulin, Glucagon, and Diabetes Mellitus
- Chapter 80. Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Vitamin D, Bone, and Teeth
- Chapter 81. Reproductive and Hormonal Functions of the Male
- Chapter 82. Female Physiology Before Pregnancy and Female Hormones
- Chapter 83. Pregnancy and Lactation
- Chapter 84. Fetal and Neonatal Physiology
- Unit XV. Sports Physiology
- Chapter 85. Sports Physiology
- Index
- Normal Values for Selected Common Laboratory Measurements
- Edition: 14
- Published: December 2, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323640077
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John E. Hall
Director John E. Hall works at the Mississippi Center for Obesity Research, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Jackson, Mississippi.
Affiliations and expertise
Arther C. Guyton Professor and Chair Department of Physiology and Biophysics Director, Mississippi Center for Obesity Research Director, Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases Research Center University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi, USAMH
Michael E. Hall
Michael E. Hall is Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Director, Clinical and Population Science, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Jackson, Mississippi.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Director, Clinical and Population Science, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Jackson, Mississippi, USA