Lung Function

by J. E. Cotes

This book describes the respiratory function of the lungs in a variety of circumstances and indicates how the function can be assessed. The function includes lung ventilation, gas exchange and lung perfusion with their respective physiological control mechanisms. The circumstances include the resting state, sleep, exercise, abnormal environments and diseases of the lung and other organs. The applications are in respiratory medicine including lung...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0632035269
• ISBN13: 9780632035267
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 3.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.2" x 9.9"