Gravity and the Lung: Lessons from Space.- Control of the Pulmonary Cireulation.- A Primer on Pulmonary Cell Biology: Lung Cells and Their Function.- Pulmonary Cireula tion Ouring Anesthesia.- Pulmonary Edema Caused by Stress Failure of Capillaries.- Meehanisms of Lung Injury: An Overview.- Hemodynamic Determinants of Pulmonary Edema and Pleural Effusions.- Oxygen Consumption Measurements Ouring Artificial Ventilation.- The Hypoxie Brain.- Severe Hypoxia: Insights from Extreme Altitude.- Respiratory Control Related to Altitude and Anesthesia.- Laetic Acidosis, Type A.- Rib Cage Contribution to Ventilation During Anesthesia.- Oxygen — The Breath of Life.- Management of the Patient with Reactive Airway Disease.- Management of the Difficult Airway Part I: Epidemiology, the ASA Algorithm and Recognition.- Management of the Difficult Airway Part II: Proper Preparation for the Awake Intubation, Fiberoptie and Retrograde Techniques.- Management of the Diffieult Airway Part III: The Anesthetized Patient Whose Trachea is Difficult to Intubate, Transtracheal Jet Ventilation, The Difficult Extubation and Jet Stylets.- Influence of Anestheties on Pulmonary Gas Exchange.- Assessment of Respiratory Mechanics During Mechanical Ventilation.- Physiologic Effects of Raised Airway Pressure.- Pulmonary Embolic Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment.- Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome.- Hemodynamics and Therapy in ARDS.- Respiratory Mechanics in ARDS Patients.- New Modes of Ventilatory Support.- Septic Shock.- To PEEP or Not to PEEP ARDS Patients?.- Monitoring Cardiopulmonary Function with Dual Oximetry.
