| Edition |
Eighth edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 306 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Function and structure of the respiratory system -- Mechanics of breathing -- Alveolar ventilation -- Blood flow to the lung -- Ventilation-perfusion relationships -- Diffusion of gases and interpretation of pulmonary function tests-- The transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood -- Acid-base balance -- The control of breathing -- Nonrespiratory functions of the lung -- The respiratory system under stress -- Appendix -- Common abbreviations. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from resource home page (AccessMedicine, viewed on July 29, 2013). |
| Summary |
For more than three decades, Michael Levitzky has provided medical students and residents with a solid background in the areas of pulmonary physiology essential for a thorough understanding of clinical medicine. This 8th teaches you how and why the human respiratory system works--in a style and presentation that makes it easy to absorb and integrate with your knowledge of other body systems. |
| Subject |
Lungs -- Physiology.
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Respiration.
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Respiration. (OCoLC)fst01095694
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Lungs -- Physiology.
(OCoLC)fst01003847
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Lung -- physiology.
(DNLM)D008168Q000502
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Lung -- physiopathology.
(DNLM)D008168Q000503
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Levitzky, Michael G. Pulmonary physiology. 8th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2013 9780071793131 (DLC) 2012051273 (OCoLC)823139849 |
| ISSN |
1540-7764 |
| ISBN |
9780071793148 (electronic bk.) |
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0071793143 (electronic bk.) |
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9780071793131 (paperback) |
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0071793135 (paperback) |
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