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West's Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials, 11e
John B. West
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Andrew M. Luks
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Table of Contents
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Dedication
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Chapter 1: Structure and Function: How the Architecture of the Lung Subserves Its Function
p1-14
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Chapter 2: Ventilation: How Gas Gets to the Alveoli
p15-30
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Chapter 3: Diffusion: How Gas Gets Across the Blood-Gas Barrier
p31-44
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Chapter 4: Blood Flow and Metabolism: How the Pulmonary Circulation Removes Gas from the Lung and Alters Some Metabolites
p45-68
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Chapter 5: Ventilation-Perfusion Relationships: How Matching of Gas and Blood Determines Gas Exchange
p69-93
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Chapter 6: Gas Transport by the Blood: How Gases Are Moved to and from the Peripheral Tissues
p94-115
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Chapter 7: Mechanics of Breathing: How the Lung Is Supported and Moved
p116-150
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Chapter 8: Control of Ventilation: How Gas Exchange Is Regulated
p151-171
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Chapter 9: Respiratory System Under Stress: How Gas Exchange Is Accomplished During Exercise, at Low and High Pressures, and at Birth
p172-194
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Chapter 10: Tests of Pulmonary Function: How Respiratory Physiology Is Applied to Measure Lung Function
p195-212
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Appendix A: Symbols, Units, and Equations
p213-219
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Appendix B: Answers
p220-246
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