Respiratory Physiology The Essentials

Name: Respiratory Physiology The Essentials
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ISBN: 9780683307344

ISBN-10: 0683307347

ISBN-13: 9780683307344

Edition: 6th 2000 (Revised)

Authors: John B. West

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Book details

List price: $34.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 8/17/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface



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



Symbols, Units, Equations



Questions



Answers



Further Reading


Figure Credits


Index