Title: Pulmonary physiology and pathophysiology : an integrated, case-based approach /
Authors: West, John B.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Respiratory System physiopathology; Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; Respiratory organs Pathophysiology Case studies.; Respiratory organs Physiology Case studies.
Abstract: This pulmonary medicine monograph combines physiology and pathophysiology. Its content is formatted around nine case studies, two concerning normal subjects and seven presenting diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute respiratory failure.
Contents: Normal physiology: exercise -- Normal physiology: hypoxia -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Asthma -- Diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis -- Pulmonary embolism -- Pulmonary edema -- Coal workers' pneumonoconiosis -- Acute respiratory failure -- Symbols, units, equations, and normal values.