Respiratory Physiology

The Essentials

Authors:

John B. West

Brand: LWW

ISBN: 9781609136406

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Widely considered the gold standard for the teaching and learning of respiratory physiology, this fully updated Ninth Edition includes key points for each chapter and multiple-choice review questions and answers with full explanations. Available online via thePoint, animations help to clarify particularly difficult concepts and provide a visual component for use during instruction or review.

--NEW Presents rationales for all questions, as well as explanations for each answer choice

--Provides 82 essential-to-know, multiple-choice review questions which appear at the end of each chapter

--Features an Appendix of important equations

--Supports learning through chapter-opening learning objectives and introductory material, as well as Key Concepts summaries at the end of each chapter

--Includes online resources such as question bank, animations, and full text for students

--Includes animations online--8 in total--via thePoint to illustrate particularly challenging concepts

Product Details

Brand LWW

Reference 50400

EAN13 9781609136406

ISBN 9781609136406

Data sheet

Publication date: 2011
Issue number: 9
Cover: paperback
Pages count: 208
Dimensions (mm): 152 x 229
Weight (g): 363

Preface

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 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