TY  - BOOK
AU  - West,John B.
TI  - Respiratory physiology: the essentials 
SN  - 1609136403
AV  - QP121 .W43 2012
U1  - 612.2 23
PY  - 2012///]
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
KW  - Respiration
KW  - Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
N1  - Includes index; 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 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
ER  -