Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials - Softcover

West, John B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781740622 ISBN 13: 9780781740623

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2003

Synopsis

This companion monograph to "West's Respiratory Physiology", which looks at normal respiratory function, focuses instead on the function of the diseased lung. This text offers a concise overview of the disease states of the lung, emphasizing structure and function. For the Sixth Edition, the basic science will be updated to reflect advances in pulmonary pathophysiology in the last five years, including pulmonary function tests, pathophysiology of asthma, pulmonary edema, pulmonary hypertension, air pollution by aerosols, oxygen therapy, and mechanical ventilation. A second interior color is also new to this edition. Intended for second-year medical students taking system-based pathophysiology courses, this book will also prove useful to students in clerkship/rotation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0781740622
• ISBN 13: 9780781740623
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 205