Book contents
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Clinical anaesthesia
- Section 2 Physiology
- Section 3 Pharmacology
- Section 4 Physics and clinical measurement
- Chapter 44 Applied physics
- Chapter 45 Clinical measurement
- Chapter 46 Anaesthetic equipment
- Index
Chapter 44 - Applied physics
from Section 4 - Physics and clinical measurement
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 January 2017
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Clinical anaesthesia
- Section 2 Physiology
- Section 3 Pharmacology
- Section 4 Physics and clinical measurement
- Chapter 44 Applied physics
- Chapter 45 Clinical measurement
- Chapter 46 Anaesthetic equipment
- Index
Summary
Quantifying physical dimensions and properties requires the definition of units of measurement. Many traditional and varied systems of measurement have evolved, but progress towards standardisation of units continues. The system adopted in 1960 was the International System of Units (Système International d’Unités, SI units).
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- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia , pp. 782 - 844Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016