A companion monograph to West's Respiratory Physiology, which examines normal respiratory function, Pulmonary Pathophysiology focuses on the function of the diseased lung. The text offers a clear, concise overview of the most essential information regarding disease states of the lung, emphasizing structure and function. A question and answer section is included. This Seventh Edition offers more coverage of lung cancer and infectious diseases affecting the lungs, and has more tables to aid in rapid review. All questions now conform to current USMLE format, and answers include rationales for all answer choices. The fully searchable text is available online on thePoint.

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Product Description: Nueva edición del libro más conocido sobre fisiopatología pulmonar. En la presente edición se ha revisado exhaustivamente el texto y trata básicamente sobre la función del pulmón enfermo en contraposición al pulmón sano. Principalmente destinada a los estudiantes de medicina, es posible, sin embargo, que una obra concisa y ampliamente ilustrada sobre la alteración de la función respiratoria sea ùtil para el médico y otros profesionales sanitarios...read more

Thoroughly updated, the Sixth Edition covers the essential information in respiratory physiology in a well-organized, concise format. Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials is an introductory text written by Dr. West, a well-respected leader in the field. Updated sections include pulmonary capillaries, diffusion of carbon dioxide, hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, pulmonary edema, and a new chapter focusing on control of ventilation. Numerous illustrations, improved two-color diagrams, self-study review questions, and a helpful index detailing symbols, units, and equations help facilitate rapid learning of the material. All of the diagrams have been improved by adding a second color.

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Product Description: This up-to-the-minute reference provides comprehensive coverage of the behavior of the lung in the presence and absence of gravity-emphasizing the effect of gravity upon the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and lymphatic systems.Covers experiments in respiratory physiology from before the Space Shuttle Era to long-duration flights of the International Space Station!Detailing the effects of gravity on blood flow, inhaled particulate matter (PM), and ventilation control on the lung, Gravity and the Lung discussesconvective gas transport in the lung atmospheric contamination in closed spaceship environments future research in microgravity distribution of ventilation, perfusion, and gas exchange decompression sickness associated with extravehicular activity (EVA) applies the lessons of space research to physiology on the ground and more!Based on the editors' first-hand experiences in Spacelab research, Gravity and the Lung is an authoritative source for pulmonologists and respiratory system specialists; physiologists; pneumologists; allergists; pharmacologists; molecular, cellular, and lung biologists; and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: The history of high-altitude physiology and medicine is such a rich and colorful topic that it is surprising no one has undertaken a comprehensive account before. From the early balloonists to various high-altitude expeditions, culminating in the great feat of climbing Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen, the basic biological challenge of hypoxia has underpinned the human experience at high altitude...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The Second Edition of this renowned text distills the vast amount of current research on structure, function, injury and repair into a single, logically organized source. More than two hundred chapters, (thirty-five new), present state-of-the-art knowledge on the pulmonary processes, the lung in health and disease, and normal and abnormal cell growth...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: This volume provides a comprehensive, review of lung injury, defense and repair, and therapeutic interventions. The book focuses on clinically relevant issues such as infections and host defenses, immune injury, airborne contaminants, acute lung injury, injury from drugs, fibrotic processes, genetic modulation of susceptibility to lung disease, the lung in the intensive care setting, and the lung following transplantation...read more

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Product Description: Leading authorities on high-altitude physiology contribute to this work, which is divided into three sections: Man at Extreme Altitude; Sleep and Restoration at High Altitude; and Physiology of Permanent Residents of High Altitude...read more

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