West, John B. <br/><br/>
Respiratory physiology :  the essentials / 
John B. West. 
 - 9th ed. 
 - Philadelphia :  Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkin s,  c2012. 
 - viii, 200 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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 metabolis m : 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 breathi ng : how the lung is supported and moved -- Control of ventilation : ho w gas exchange is regulated -- Respiratory system under stress : how ga s exchange is accomplished during exercise, at low and high pressures, and at birth -- Tests of pulmonary function : how respiratory physiolog y is applied to measure lung function. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781609136406 1609136403 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011-019298 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101560044  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Respiration.<br/> Respiratory Physiological Phenomena.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612.2 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2011 K-944 WF 102 WF 102