Physiology
Cases and Problems
Board Review Series
Third Edition
by Linda S. Costanzo
Physiology-Board Review Series includes four new cases and more illustrations and flowcharts.
Physiology-Board Review Series presents case studies with questions and problems, followed by complete explanations and solutions including diagrams, graphs, and charts.
Contents
Cellular and Autonomic Physiology
- Permeability and Simple Diffusion
- Osmolarity, Osmotic Pressure, and Osmosis
- Nernst Equation and Equilibrium Potentials
- Primary Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
- Epidural Anesthesia: Effect of Lidocaine on Nerve Action Potentials
- Multiple Sclerosis: Myelin and Conduction Velocity
- Myasthenia Gravis: Neuromuscular Transmission
- Pheochromocytoma: Effects of Catecholamines
- Shy-Drager Syndrome: Central Autonomic Failure
Cardiovascular Physiology
- Essential Cardiovascular Calculations
- Ventricular Pressure-Volume Loops
- Responses to Changes in Posture
- Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise
- Renovascular Hypertension: The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
- Hypovolemic Shock: Regulation of Blood Pressure
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension: Right Ventricular Failure
- Myocardial Infarction: Left Ventricular Failure
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Aortic Stenosis
- Atrioventricular Conduction Block
Respiratory Physiology
- Essential Respiratory Calculations: Lung Volumes, Dead Space, and Alveolar Ventilation
- Essential Respiratory Calculations: Gases and Gas Exchange
- Ascent to High Altitude
- Asthma: Obstructive Lung Disease 128
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Interstitial Fibrosis: Restrictive Lung Disease
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Pneumothorax
Renal and Acid-Base Physiology
- Essential Calculations in Renal Physiology
- Essential Calculations in Acid-Base Physiology
- Glucosuria: Diabetes Mellitus
- Hyperaldosteronism: Conn's Syndrome
- Central Diabetes Insipidus
- Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
- Generalized Edema: Nephrotic Syndrome
- Metabolic Acidosis: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Metabolic Acidosis: Diarrhea
- Metabolic Acidosis: Methanol Poisoning
- Metabolic Alkalosis: Vomiting
- Respiratory Acidosis: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Respiratory Alkalosis: Hysterical Hyperventilation
Gastrointestinal Physiology
- Difficulty in Swallowing: Achalasia
- Malabsorption of Carbohydrates: Lactose Intolerance
- Peptic Ulcer Disease: Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
- Peptic Ulcer Disease: Helicobacter pylori Infection
- Secretory Diarrhea: Escherichia coli Infection
- Bile Acid Deficiency: Ileal Resection
Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology
- Growth Hormone-Secreting Tumor: Acromegaly
- Galactorrhea and Amenorrhea: Prolactinoma
- Hyperthyroidism: Graves' Disease
- Hypothyroidism: Autoimmune Thyroiditis
- Adrenocortical Excess: Cushing's Syndrome
- Adrenocortical Insufficiency: Addison's Disease
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: 21&beta-Hydroxylase Deficiency
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
- Hyperglycemia: Type I Diabetes Mellitus
- Primary Amenorrhea: Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
- Male Hypogonadism: Kallmann's Syndrome
- Male Pseudohermaphroditism: 5a-Reductase Deficiency
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