This timely Second Edition of a landmark reference furnishes in-depth examinations of the latest developments in the physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical relevance of the respiratory muscles and chest wall-reflecting the explosion of information that has occurred since the publication of the previous edition.

Part B: Applied Physiology Methods of Measurement Electrical Assessment of Respiratory Muscles, D.K. McKenzie and Simon C. Gandevia Noninvasive Methods for Measuring Ventilation, F. Dennis McCool Rib Motion in Health and Disease, John Jordanoglou Pressures Developed by the Respiratory Muscles, Marc Decramer and Peter T. Macklem Performance of Respiratory Muscles in Situ, Dudley F. Rochester and Gaspar A. Farkas Strength of Respiratory Muscles, Fançois Bellemare Respiratory Muscle Endurance in Humans, Thomas L. Clanton Measurement of the Work of Breathing in the Critically Ill Patient, Apostolos Armaganidis and Charis Roussos Assessment of Respiratory Sensation, Murray D. Altose Ultrasonography, F. Dennis McCool and Frederic G. Hoppin, Jr. Specific Applications Speech, Marc Estenne and Luciano Zocchi Cough: Physiological and Pathophysiological Considerations, Demosthenes Bouros, Nicholas Siafakas, and Malcom Green The Thorax in Exercise, Kieran J. Killian, Mark Inman, and Norman L. Jones Respiratory Muscle Activity During Sleep, Ailaing Xie and T. Douglas Bradley Respiratory Muscle Fatigue, Charis Roussos, François Bellemare, and John Moxham Inspiratory Pump Performance: A Pressure-Flow-Volume Framework, F. Dennis McCool, George E. Tzelepis, and Frederic G. Hoppin, Jr. The Respiratory Muscles in Sepsis, Jorge Boczkowski and Michel Aubier Gravity, Marc Estenne, Manuel Paiva, and Ludwig A. Engel Chest Wall Mechanics in the Newborn, Sandra J. England, Claude Gaultier, and A.Charles Bryan Respiration During Diving, Yves Jammes and Charis Roussos Influence of Anesthesia on the Thorax, David O. Warner and Kai Rehder Thorax-Lung Interaction, Charis Roussos and Ludwig A. Engel Interaction Between the Circulatory and Ventilatory Pumps, Henry E. Fessler and Solbert Permutt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Sheldon Magder and Robert A. Wise Dynamics of Breathing in Ventilatory Failure,