| Contents |
Function and structure of the respiratory system -- Mechanics of breathing -- Alveolar ventilation -- Blood flow to the lung -- Ventilation-perfusion relationships -- Diffusion of gases and interpretation of pulmonary function tests -- Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood -- Acid-base balance -- Control of breathing -- Nonrespiratory functions of the lung -- The respiratory system under stress -- Clinical problem answers -- Appendices. Symbols used in respiratory physiology -- The laws governing the behavior of gases -- Frequently used equations -- Table of normal respiratory and circulatory values -- Common abbreviations. |
| Abstract |
"For more than thirty-five years, this trusted review has provided students, residents, and fellows with a solid background in the aspects of pulmonary physiology that are essential for an understanding of clinical medicine. The book clearly describes how and why the human respiratory system works in a style that is easy to absorb and integrate with your existing knowledge of other systems. If you're in need of a concise, time-tested, basic review of pulmonary physiology-one that encourages comprehension rather than memorization, your search ends here" -- Back cover. |
| General note | Revised edition of: Pulmonary physiology / Michael G. Levitzky. Eighth edition. [2013] |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from electronic title page (AccessMedicine, viewed January 16, 2018). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Levitsky, Michael G. Pulmonary phyisiology. Ninth edition. New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2018] 9781260019339 |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
