WEST'S PULMONARY PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. THE ESSENTIALS. 10TH EDITION

CONTENTS
Preface v
• PART ONE LUNG FUNCTION TESTS AND WHA T THEY MEAN
CHAPTER 1 VENTILATION 3
CHAPTER 2 GAS EXCHANGE 22
CHAPTER 3 OTHER TESTS 48
• PART TWO FUNCTION OF THE DISEASED LUNG
CHAPTER 4 OBSTRUCTIVE DISEASES 69
CHAPTER 5 RESTRICTIVE DISEASES 107
CHAPTER 6 PULMONAR Y VASCULAR DISEASES 135
CHAPTER 7 ENVIRONMENTAL, OCCUPATIONAL, NEOPLASTIC, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES 164
• PART THREE FUNCTION OF THE FAILING LUNG
CHAPTER 8 RESPIRA TOR Y FAILURE 193
CHAPTER 9 OXYGEN THERAPY 213
CHAPTER 10 MECHANICAL VENTILA TION 231
Appendix A—Symbols, Units, And Normal Values 249
Appendix B—Further Reading 252
Appendix C—Answers to the End-of-Chapter Questions 253
Appendix D—Answers to Questions in Clinical Vignettes 274
Index 281

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