This introductory text for medical and allied health students in basic courses in respiratory physiology can also serve as a review for residents and fellows in pulmonary medicine, critical care, anesthesiology, and internal medicine. This 11th edition is updated to reflect the latest findings, treatments, and best practices, and includes new chapter-opening objectives and overviews. Other learning features are USMLE-style multiple-choice questions with explained answers, clinical vignettes with questions and answers, key points, and appendices of equations and units. The color layout offers boxes, charts, graphs, illustrations, and images. A companion web site provides eight animations, fourteen 50-minute video lectures, and review questions. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
For more than 40 years,
West&;s Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials has remained a critical resource for medical and allied health students learning the basics of respiratory physiology as well as an effective, quick review for residents and fellows in pulmonary medicine, critical care, anesthesiology, and internal medicine as they prepare for licensing and other exams. The eleventh edition incorporates updates in many areas including blood-tissue gas exchange, mechanics, control of ventilation and the respiratory system under stress; all designed to aid clear understanding of pulmonary physiology.
- Clinical vignettes with questions emphasize how the physiology described can be applied to clinical situations, reinforcing reasoning and critical thinking.
- More than 100 USMLE-style multiple-choice questions with full explanations test reasoning skills for comprehension and exam preparation.
- Additional learning objectives and chapter-opening content added to every chapter to improve understanding of key topics.
- Appendices include important equations, answers to the multiple-choice questions, and discussions of the answers to the end-of-chapter clinical vignettes.
- Online resources include animations that expand on and clarify challenging topics and an interactive question bank to allow self-testing and exam review.
- eBook available for purchase. Fast, smart, and convenient, today&;s eBooks can transform learning. These interactive, fully searchable tools offer 24/7 access on multiple devices, the ability to highlight and share notes, and more.
For more than 40 years,
West&;s Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials has remained a critical resource for medical and allied health students learning the basics of respiratory physiology as well as an effective, quick review for residents and fellows in pulmonary medicine, critical care, anesthesiology, and internal medicine as they prepare for licensing and other exams. The eleventh edition incorporates updates in many areas including blood-tissue gas exchange, mechanics, control of ventilation and the respiratory system under stress; all designed to aid clear understanding of pulmonary physiology.
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