Respiratory physiology
Subtitle: a clinical approach
By: Richard M. Schwartzstein, Michael J. Parker.
Contributors: Parker, Michael J.
Series: Integrated physiology series
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Respiration.; Respiratory organs -- Physiology.; Respiratory Physiology.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started: the approach to respiratory physiology; title: Form and function: the physiological implications of the anatomy of the respiratory system; title: Statics: snapshots of the ventilatory pump; title: Dynamics: setting the system in motion; title: The gas exchanger: matching ventilation and perfusion; title: The controller: directing the orchestra; title: The controller and acid-based physiology: an introduction to a complex process; title: The physiology of respiratory sensations; title: Exercise physiology: a tale of two pumps.