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Respiratory System Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials |  | Item | : | 9780781772068 | | Pub Date | : | Jan 2008 | | Edition | : | 8th | | Pages | : | 192 | | Illustrations | : | 99 | | Cover | : | Softbound | | Trim Size | : | 6.1" x 9.1" (15.6 x 23.2 cm) | | Author | : | John B West MD, PhD, DSc, FRCP, FRACP |
Widely considered the "gold standard" textbook for respiratory physiology, this compact, concise, and easy-to-read text is now in its fully updated Eighth Edition. New student-friendly features include Key Points boxes at the end of each chapter and review questions and answers.
Features:
• Appendix of important equations
• Clear writing style
• Introductory paragraph for each chapter summarizes learning objectives
• Summary boxes highlight important topics
Eighth Edition Highlights:
• Fully updated content
• Key Points boxes at the end of each chapter summarize the most important concepts covered
• USMLE-style questions and answers with full explanations for all answer choices.
Ancillary Assets:
• Companion Website on thePoint offers fully searchable text, plus animations to illustrate difficult physiologic concepts
Product Review:
"This eighth edition continues the gold standard tradition of its predecessors. It is well written and well laid out. Dr. West takes the complex topic of respiratory physiology, breaks it down into its individual components, and writes the specifics in a very simple, easy to understand language. This is a must-have book not only for medical and respiratory care students but for university, college, and hospital libraries."
Doody's Book Review Service (Weighted Numerical Score: 98; 5 Stars)
Table of Contents
- Ch. 1 Structure and function - how the architecture of the lung subserves its function
- Ch. 2 Ventilation - how gas gets to the alveoli
- Ch. 3 Diffusion - how gas gets across the blood-gas barrier
- Ch. 4 Blood flow and metabolism - how the pulmonary circulation removes gas from the lung and alters some metabolites
- Ch. 5 Ventilation-perfusion relationships - how matching of gas and blood determines gas exchange
- Ch. 6 Gas transport by the blood - how gases are moved to the peripheral tissues
- Ch. 7 Mechanics of breathing - how the lung is supported and moved
- Ch. 8 Control of ventilation - how gas exchange is regulated
- Ch. 9 Respiratory system under stress - how gas exchange is accomplished during exercise, at low and high pressures, and at birth
- Ch. 10 Tests of pulmonary function - how respiratory physiology is applied to measure lung function
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