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Respiratory physiology : a clinical approach

Covering respiratory physiology, this is one in a series of texts which takes a fresh, unique approach to learning physiology in a systems-based curriculum. Each chapter includes clinical correlations, as well as questions that test students' ability to integrate information
Print Book, English, ©2006
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, ©2006
Einführung
xiii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
9780781757485, 0781757487
62302095
Getting started: the approach to respiratory physiology
Form and function: the physiological implications of the anatomy of the respiratory system
Statics: snapshots of the ventilatory pump
Dynamics: setting the system in motion
The gas exchanger: matching ventilation and perfusion
The controller: directing the orchestra
The controller and acid-based physiology: an introduction to a complex process
The physiology of respiratory sensations
Exercise physiology: a tale of two pumps. Getting Started
Form and Function
Statics
Dynamics
The Gas Exchanger
The Controller
The Controller and Acid-Base Physiology
The Physiology of Respiratory Sensations
Exercise Physiology
Includes index