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Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Wests Respiratory Physiology 10Th Edition by John B West and Andrew M Luks
West’s Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials is the gold standard text for learning respiratory physiology quickly and easily. This highly readable, must-have text serves as an introduction to students and a review for licensing and other exams. The Tenth Edition features the addition of Dr. Andrew M. Luks as co-author along with new clinical vignettes, additional multiple-choice review questions, and updated information on key topics in respiratory physiology, such as blood flow and metabolism, gas transport by the blood, and the physiology of high altitude.
Key Feature:-
- New! Clinical vignettes with questions emphasize how the physiology described can be applied to clinical situations and reinforce reasoning and critical thinking.
- More than 100 multiple-choice questions with full explanations provide self-testing of key concepts for comprehension and exam preparation.
- Clinical boxes and Key Concepts summaries provide bullet-point reviews.
- Appendices of important equations and answers to all questions are easily referenced.
Table of Content:-
CHAPTER 1 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION—How the Architecture of the Lung Subserves its Function
CHAPTER 2 VENTILATION—How Gas Gets to the Alveoli
CHAPTER 3 DIFFUSION—How Gas Gets Across the Blood-Gas Barrier
CHAPTER 4 BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM—How the Pulmonary Circulation Removes Gas from the Lung and Alters Some Metabolites
CHAPTER 5 VENTILATION-PERFUSION RELATIONSHIPS—How Matching of Gas and Blood Determines Gas Exchange
CHAPTER 6 GAS TRANSPORT BY THE BLOOD—How Gases are Moved to and from the Peripheral Tissues
CHAPTER 7 MECHANICS OF BREATHING—How the Lung is Supported and Moved
CHAPTER 8 CONTROL OF VENTILATION—How Gas Exchange is Regulated
CHAPTER 9 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM UNDER STRESS—How Gas Exchange is Accomplished During Exercise, at Low and High Pressures, and at Birth
CHAPTER 10 TESTS OF PULMONARY FUNCTION—How Respiratory Physiology is Applied to Measure Lung Function
Appendix A—Symbols, Units, and Equations
Appendix B—Answers
Figure Credits
Index