Chapter 68 – Renal Filtration and Reabsorption

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Abstract The basic filtration unit of the kidney is the renal corpuscle, consisting of a glomerulus surrounded by a Bowman’s capsule. The high glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure forces a fraction…

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Chapter 66 – Liver Function

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Abstract The liver is responsible for a wide range of strategic biochemical functions, synthesising and eliminating a huge number of molecules for a variety of purposes. A healthy liver has…

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Chapter 63 – Stomach and Vomiting

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Abstract Temporary storage of large meals – releasing ingested food slowly into the small intestine. Chapter 63 Stomach and Vomiting What are the functions of the stomach? The stomach has…

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Chapter 58 – The Electrocardiogram

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Abstract The electrocardiogram (ECG) represents a summation of electrical activity in the heart, derived from extracellular electrode recordings obtained from the body surface. Although a detailed description of ECG analysis…

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Chapter 57 – Cardiac Muscle

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Abstract The primary function of the heart is ejection of blood into the vascular system. Individual cardiomyocytes are specialised in the generation of spontaneous activity (automaticity), transmission of the resulting…

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Chapter 60 – Pain Physiology

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Abstract Pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as ‘an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in…

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