Cardiopulmonary Physiology in Anesthesiology

Professor of Physiology and Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Medical Center; Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Physiology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

Cardiovascular function and structure; the electrocardiogram; the heart pump; cardiac abnormalities; the peripheral vascular system; capillary function; vascular control; venous return and cardiac output; regulation of arterial pressure; cardiovascular responses to physiological stresses; cardiovascular function in pathological situations; anaesthetic management of the patient with heart disease; respiratory physiology - function and structure of the respiratory system; mechanics of breathing; alveolar ventilation; blood flow to the lung; ventilation-perfusion relationships; diffusion of gases; the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood; the regulation of acid-base status; the control of breathing; non-respiratory functions of the lung; the respiratory system under stress; effects of anaesthesia on pulmonary diseases; anesthesia for the patient with pulmonary diseases; anaesthesia for the patient with pulmonary diseases; monitoring pulmonary diseases; cardiopulmonary changes through life.