Gain a complete understanding of the aspects of pulmonary physiology essential to clinical medicine For more than 35 years this trusted review has provided students residents and fellows with a solid background in the aspects of pulmonary physiology that are essential for an understanding of clinical medicine Pulmonary Physiology clearly describes how and why the human respiratory system works in a style that is easy to absorb and integrate with your existing knowledge of other body systems Features: Thoroughly updated with new figures tables and end of chapter references and clinical correlations Each chapter includes clearly stated learning objectives summaries of key concepts illustrations of essential concepts clinical correlations problems and pulmonary function test data to interpret and suggested readings Enables you to understand the basic concepts of pulmonary physiology well enough to apply them with confidence in future practice Provides detailed explanations of physiologic mechanisms and demonstrates how they apply to pathologic states If you re in need of a concise time tested basic review of pulmonary physiology one that encourages comprehension rather than memorization your search ends here
