Oxygen in Physiology and Medicine.The authors provide an overview of oxygen, covering historical aspects, basic physiology and biochemistry biochemistry, science concerned chiefly with the chemistry of biological processes; it attempts to utilize the tools and concepts of chemistry, particularly organic and physical chemistry, for elucidation of the living system. , and clinical applications. The bulk of the book consists of chapters on the application of oxygen, including delivery techniques; diagnostic procedures; and therapy for pulmonary, cardiovascular, and neurological disorders This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g.back pain), signs (e.g. aphasia) and syndromes (e.g. Aicardi syndrome). . Other chapters focus on oxygen and exercise, oxygen toxicity Oxygen toxicity A toxic effect in a living organism caused by a species of oxygen. Oxygen has two aspects, one benign and the other malignant. Those organisms that avail themselves of the enormous metabolic advantages provided by dioxygen (O2 and free radicals, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A treatment in which the patient is placed in a chamber and breathes oxygen at higher-than-atmospheric pressure. This high-pressure oxygen stops bacteria from growing and, at high enough pressure, kills them. . Overall, the book is a well-written, liberally illustrated, and recently referenced overview of oxygen, but I doubt the work would be of great value to most practicing physical therapists, particularly at this price. Clinicians who have a special interest in oxygen therapy may find the work to be of some value, but texts on critical care medicine might be a better investment. This work probably would be valuable to researchers who have an interest in oxygen and would certainly be appropriate for school library collections. |
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