Respiratory physiology : a clinical approach /
Richard M. Schwartzstein, Michael J. Parker
- Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006
- xiii, 232 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
- Integrated physiology series .
Includes bibliographical references and index
Getting started: the approach to respiratory physiology -- Form and function: the physiological implications of the anatomy of the respiratory system -- Statics: snapshots of the ventilatory pump -- Dynamics: setting the system in motion -- The gas exchanger: matching ventilation and perfusion -- The controller: directing the orchestra -- The controller and acid-based physiology: an introduction to a complex process -- The physiology of respiratory sensations -- Exercise physiology: a tale of two pumps