a Record control number 101560044

a ISBN 978-16-0913640-6

a ISBN 1-609-13640-3

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Classification number QP121

b Item number .W43 2012

a Dewey Classification 612.2

a Personal name West, John B.

a Title Respiratory physiology :

b Remainder of title the essentials /

c Statement of responsibility, etc John B. West.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Philadelphia :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2012.

a Extent viii, 200 p. :

b Other physical details ill. ;

c Dimensions 23 cm.

a General note Includes index.

a Formatted contents note 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 and from 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.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Respiration.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Respiration.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Respiratory Physiological Phenomena.

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