Respiratory physiology : the essentials / John B. West.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

West, John B. (John Burnard)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Respiration.

Respiratory Physiological Phenomena.

Medical Subjects:

Respiratory Physiological Phenomena.

Physical Description:

viii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Ninth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2012]

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781609136406

1609136403

OCLC:

723034847