A Practice of Anaesthesia

abdominal activity airway alveolar alveoli Anaesth anaesthesia anaesthetic agents anaesthetised patient analgesia Anesthesiology anoxia apnoea arterial blood asphyxia atmosphere atropine blood flow brain breathing Brit bronchial tree capillary carbon dioxide carbon dioxide tension cardiac output cause cavity cells cerebral chemoreceptor chest circulation clinical collapse concentration controlled respiration cords cyclopropane dead space depression diaphragm disease dose drugs effect endotracheal tube ether expiration factors fibres fluid foetal gases haemoglobin halothane heart hypotension hypoxia increase infant inflation inhalation inspiration intubation laryngeal leads lobe lung mechanism membrane metabolic method mixture muscle nerve newborn nitrogen nitrous oxide normal obstruction occur operation oxygen saturation oxygen tension peripheral Physiol plasma pleural positive-pressure positive-pressure respiration post-operative produce pulmonary receptors reduced reflex resistance respiratory centre respiratory tract rise solubility spontaneous stimulation technique temperature therapy tidal volume tion tissues trachea tracheostomy trichloroethylene valve vapour venous ventilation ventilation-perfusion ratio vital capacity