Book contents
- Physics, Pharmacology and Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Physics, Pharmacology and Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Foreword to the second edition
- Foreword to the first edition
- Introduction
- Section 1 Mathematical principles
- Section 2 Physical principles
- Simple mechanics
- The gas laws
- Laminar flow
- Turbulent flow
- Bernoulli, Venturi and Coanda
- Heat and temperature
- Humidity
- Latent heat
- Isotherms
- Mechanisms of heat loss
- Solubility and diffusion
- Osmosis and colligative properties
- Principles of surface tension
- Resistors and resistance
- Capacitors and capacitance
- Inductors and inductance
- Wheatstone bridge
- Resonance and damping
- Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization
- Section 3 Principles of special equipment
- Section 4 Pharmacological principles
- Section 5 Pharmacodynamics
- Section 6 Pharmacokinetics
- Section 7 Respiratory physiology
- Section 8 Cardiovascular physiology
- Section 9 Renal physiology
- Section 10 Neurophysiology
- Section 11 Applied sciences
- Section 12 Statistical principles
- Appendix
- Index
Wheatstone bridge
from Section 2 - Physical principles
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
- Physics, Pharmacology and Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Physics, Pharmacology and Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Foreword to the second edition
- Foreword to the first edition
- Introduction
- Section 1 Mathematical principles
- Section 2 Physical principles
- Simple mechanics
- The gas laws
- Laminar flow
- Turbulent flow
- Bernoulli, Venturi and Coanda
- Heat and temperature
- Humidity
- Latent heat
- Isotherms
- Mechanisms of heat loss
- Solubility and diffusion
- Osmosis and colligative properties
- Principles of surface tension
- Resistors and resistance
- Capacitors and capacitance
- Inductors and inductance
- Wheatstone bridge
- Resonance and damping
- Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization
- Section 3 Principles of special equipment
- Section 4 Pharmacological principles
- Section 5 Pharmacodynamics
- Section 6 Pharmacokinetics
- Section 7 Respiratory physiology
- Section 8 Cardiovascular physiology
- Section 9 Renal physiology
- Section 10 Neurophysiology
- Section 11 Applied sciences
- Section 12 Statistical principles
- Appendix
- Index
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- Chapter
- Information
- Physics, Pharmacology and Physiology for AnaesthetistsKey Concepts for the FRCA, pp. 65Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014