MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011019298
003 DLC
005 20120323102231.0
008 110505s2012 paua 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011019298
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020 $a9781609136406
020 $a1609136403
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn723034847
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050 00 $aQP121$b.W43 2012
060 00 $a2011 K-944
060 10 $aWF 102
060 4 $aWF 102$bW518 2012
082 00 $a612.2$223
100 1 $aWest, John B.$q(John Burnard)
245 10 $aRespiratory physiology :$bthe essentials /$cJohn B. West.
250 $a9th ed.
260 $aPhiladelphia :$bWolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,$cc2012.
300 $aviii, 200 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aStructure 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 metabolism : 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 breathing : how the lung is supported and moved -- Control of ventilation : how gas exchange is regulated -- Respiratory system under stress : how gas exchange is accomplished during exercise, at low and high pressures, and at birth -- Tests of pulmonary function : how respiratory physiology is applied to measure lung function.
650 0 $aRespiration.
650 12 $aRespiratory Physiological Phenomena.