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Pulmonary pathophysiology : the essentials / John B. West.
Holman Biotech Commons RC732 .W47 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- West, John B. (John Burnard)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lungs--Pathophysiology.
- Lungs.
- Pulmonary function tests.
- Lung Diseases--physiopathology.
- Lung--pathology.
- Respiratory Function Tests.
- Medical Subjects:
- Lung Diseases--physiopathology.
- Lung--pathology.
- Respiratory Function Tests.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2003]
- Summary:
- This companion monograph to West's Respiratory Physiology, which looks at normal respiratory function, focuses instead on the function of the diseased lung. The text offers a concise overview of the disease states of the lung, emphasizing structure and function. For the Sixth Edition, the basic science will be updated to reflect advances in pulmonary pathophysiology in the last five years, including pulmonary function tests, pathophysiology of asthma, pulmonary edema, pulmonary hypertension, air pollution by aerosols, oxygen therapy, and mechanical ventilation. A second interior color is also new to this edition. Intended for second-year medical students taking system-based pathophysiology courses, this book will also prove useful to students in clerkship/rotation.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Lung Function Tests and What They Mean
- Chapter 1 Ventilation 3
- Chapter 2 Gas Exchange 17
- Chapter 3 Other Tests 37
- Part 2 Function of the Diseased Lung
- Chapter 4 Obstructive Diseases 51
- Chapter 5 Restrictive Diseases 81
- Chapter 6 Vascular Diseases 101
- Chapter 7 Environmental and Other Diseases 123
- Part 3 Function of the Failing Lung
- Chapter 8 Respiratory Failure 145
- Chapter 9 Oxygen Therapy 159
- Chapter 10 Mechanical Ventilation 173
- Appendix A Symbols, Units, and Normal Values 187.
- Notes:
- Companion vol. to: Respiratory physiology / John B. West. 6th ed. 2000.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0781740622
- OCLC:
- 51304382
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