West's Pulmonary Pathophysiology

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Author: John B. West M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc, Andrew M. Luks M.D.

ISBN: 9781496339447

Publisher: Lippincott Williams Wilkins

Publishing Year: 2017

Edition: 9

Pages: 264

Category: PHYSIOLOGY & PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

DESCRIPTION

West’s Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials offers accessible explanations of disease processes that affect the respiratory system. This best-selling companion to West’s Respiratory Physiology, Tenth Edition, has served generations of students. Dr. John B. West, together with new co-author Dr. Andrew M. Luks, presents the vital knowledge you need in a concise, straightforward manner that’s easy to understand.

Learn the very latest on COPD, asthma, restrictive lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and much more.
See how pathophysiology applies to clinical practice with clinical vignettes in every chapter, followed by multiple-choice questions and answers to test your comprehension.
Visualize concepts vividly with the aid of new radiographs, CT images, and color photomicrographs.
Study with ease through abundant chapter outlines, Key Concepts boxes, bulleted review sections, and other helpful summaries.
Prepare for exams with 75 multiple-choice review questions, accompanied by answers and explanations, inside the book as well as in an Interactive Question Bank online.

Contents

Reviewers

Preface

PART ONE: LUNG FUNCTION TESTS AND WHAT THEY MEAN

Chapter One: Ventilation

Chapter Two: Gas Exchange

Chapter Three: Other Tests

PART TWO: FUNCTIONS OF THE DISEASED LUNG

Chaper Four: Obstructive Diseases

Chapter Five: Restrictive Diseases

Chapter Six: Vascular Diseases

Chapter Seven: Environmental, Neoplastic, and Infectious Diseases

PART THREE: FUNCTION OF THE FAILING LUNG

Chapter Eight: Respiratory Failure

Chapter Nine: Oxygen Therapy

Chapter Ten: Mechanical Ventilation

Appendix A: Symbols, Units, and Normal Values

Appendix B: Further Reading

Appendix C: Answers to Chapter Questions

Appendix D: Answers to Questions in Clinical Vignettes

Index