Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Widely considered the "gold standard" textbook for respiratory physiology, this compact, concise, and easy-to-read text is now in its fully updated Eighth Edition. New student-friendly features include Key Points boxes at the end of each chapter and review questions and answers. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text, plus animations that illustrate difficult physiologic concepts.
Series: Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: LWW; Eighth edition (January 3, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781772060
ISBN-13: 978-0781772068
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
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I used this book for my pulmonary block in medical school. If you like to preview topics before class, this book covers everything that will be discussed. It's also good for clarifying the more difficult concepts from lecture. The book goes into more detail than is strictly required for basic medical pulmonology (e.g. derivations of mathematical representations of concepts), however, the biggest ideas are well-summarized at the end of each chapter in the practice question section. Taking into account the relatively low cost, short length, and usefulness as a reference and practice question bank, I recommend this book for medical school pulmonary coursework.
This book was short and concise. Extra gibberish was omitted - the remnants were a beautiful combination of text and explanations to often confusing topics. This book is perfect for any one studying respiration. This book is intended for med school students, but it is written in such a fashion that anyone could pick it up and read it. Reviewing? Cramming? Learning? This book will solve all your problems.
This is an excellent introduction to respiratory physiology suitable for medical students.It is concise and good for last-minute revising but written in a style that is very easy on the reader. The organisation of the chapters is perfect.My only criticism is that the oxygen and CO2 dissociation curves are not very accurately drawn, but the book is otherwise full of useful diagrams.Well worth adding to your collection.
This book was well worth the money! It was concise and helped me understand topics that were very confusing in lecture (ventilation/perfusion relationship). Plus it is a fast easy read. In 4 days I was able to read the book, understand all the important concepts and ace the exam.
The book is written concisely, and is easy to read. It follows a logical pathway through the components of the respiratory system, but doesn't add more than you need for a general understanding. 1st year SRNA student.
This is a compact and simple introductory book about the subject.It covers the structure, function and illnesses of the Respiratory system. It does not have nice or clear pictures like some new print books on shiny pages but information is there. Consider it as an extention of your Physiology book on the Respiratory Systems.I found the charts that shows the changes in based on changes in variables very helpfull.
I had a much earlier version of this book for medical school and often found myself wanting to revisit the principles outlined by West. So, I got this recently. It is such an easy read with no fluff. The true sign of a teacher is someone able to take a complex subject and simplify it for the learner. West does this impeccably. This can easily be read in a day without much effort. It's too bad all physiology isn't presented in such a manner. Thank you John West!
Respiratory Physiology is just what it promises an in depth look at the workings of the respiratory system broken down into manageable units. This book does a phenomenal job of explaining the key concepts simply without sacrificing detail.
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