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    Respiratory physiology : the essentials / John B. West.

    • Title:Respiratory physiology : the essentials / John B. West.
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    • Variant Title:West's respiratory physiology : the essentials
    • Author/Creator:West, John B. (John Burnard)
    • Published/Created:Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2008.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Respiration.
    • Medical Subjects: Respiratory Physiology.
    • Edition:8th ed.
    • Description:ix, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 ; cm.
    • Summary:Widely considered the "gold standard" textbook for respiratory physiology, this text is now in its fully updated eighth edition. New student friendly features include Key Points boxes at the end of each chapter and USMLE style questions and answers with full explanations for all answer choices. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text, plus animations that illustrate difficult physiologic concepts. -- From publisher.
    • Notes:Includes index.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780781772068
      0781772060
    • Contents:Structure and function : how the architecture of the lung subserves its function
      Ventilation : how gas gets to the alveoli
      Diffusion : how gas gets across the blood-gas barrier
      Blood flow and metabolism : how the pulmonary circulation removes gas from the lung and alters some metabolites
      Ventilation-perfusion relationships : how matching of gas and blood determines gas exchange
      Gas transport by the blood : how gases are moved to the peripheral tissues
      Mechanics of breathing : how the lung is supported and moved
      Control of ventilation : how gas exchange is regulated
      Respiratory system under stress : how gas exchange is accomplished during exercise, at low and high pressures, and at birth
      Tests of pulmonary function : how respiratory physiology is applied to measure lung function
      Appendix A : Symbols, units, and equations
      Appendix B : Answers.
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