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Lung function in health and disease : basic concepts of respiratory physiology and pathophysiology

Peracchia, Camillo,

Lung function in health and disease : basic concepts of respiratory physiology and pathophysiology [E-Book] - 1 online resource (v, 455 pages .)

Title from PDF title page (viewed Apr. 28, 2014).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

TItle; EUL; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Chapter 10; Clinical Case; Tests; Problem Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Further Reading; Index; Bak Cover.

This reference presents basic concepts of respiratory function in normal and diseased states. The volume stresses a quantitative approach to physical parameters used as indicators of normal and diseased respiratory functions. The contents of this reference encourages medical students, residents and fellows to become ""clinical detectives"", by presenting information aimed at enhancing their understanding of how normal respiratory mechanisms are altered by diseases that affect pulmonary ventilation and/or blood perfusion, tissue oxygenation, acid-base balance, respiratory mechanics, oxygen and.

9781608058280 160805828X


Lungs--Physiology.
Respiration.
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