Screen LibraryRespiratory physiology：the essentials
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| Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 8th ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | ix, 186 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780781772068 0781772060 |
| Index Number: | R332 |
| CLC: | R332 |
| Call Number: | R332/W518/8th.ed. |
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Includes bibliographical references and 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 -- Re |