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Pulmonary pathophysiology : the essentials / John B. West.
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- 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:
- 1 online resource (viii, 183 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 8th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, c2012.
- Summary:
- This companion monograph to West's Respiratory Physiology covers normal respiratory function and focuses on the function of the diseased lung. Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials offers a concise overview of the diseased states of the lung, emphasizing structure and function. The Eighth Edition is updatedto include new information on asthma therapies, new radiographs and micrographs, extended sections on infections and cancer, more thorough explanations for review questions, and a new summary appendix of equations with sample calculations.
- Contents:
- Ventilation
- Gas exchange
- Other tests
- Obstructive diseases
- Restrictive diseases
- Vascular diseases
- Environmental, neoplastic, and infectious diseases
- Respiratory failure
- Oxygen therapy
- Mechanical ventilation.
- Notes:
- Companion v. to: Respiratory physiology / John B. Best. 9th ed. c2012.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781451178876
- 1451178875
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