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001 2007035906
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008 070829s2008 paua 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aQP121$b.W43 2008
100 1 $aWest, John B.$q(John Burnard)
245 10 $aRespiratory physiology :$bthe essentials /$cJohn B. West.
250 $a8th ed.
260 $aPhiladelphia :$bWolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,$cc2008.
300 $aix, 186 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aStructure 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 -- Appendix A : Symbols, units, and equations -- Appendix B : Answers.
650 0 $aRespiration.
650 12 $aRespiratory Physiological Phenomena.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0743/2007035906-d.html