West's Respiratory Physiology
Edition:
12
ISBN/ISSN:
9781975263201
Publication Date:
January 6, 2027
2027-01-06
9781975263201
West's Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials, 12th Edition, helps students and trainees master pulmonary physiology and apply key concepts to clinical ...
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West's Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials, 12th Edition, helps students and trainees master pulmonary physiology and apply key concepts to clinical practice, coursework, and board exam preparation. Written by John B. West, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Physiology at the University of California, San Diego, and Andrew M. Luks, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Washington, this textbook is intended for medical and health sciences students studying respiratory physiology within integrated basic science curricula, pre-clinical and clinical students preparing for USMLE and COMLEX board examinations, and residents and fellows in anesthesiology, critical care medicine, internal medicine and pulmonology. Respiratory therapists, nursing students, and allied health professionals also rely on it for a clinically grounded understanding of pulmonary function and gas exchange. It covers respiratory mechanics, pulmonary gas exchange, ventilation-perfusion relationships, oxygen and carbon dioxide transport, control of ventilation, exercise physiology, and high-altitude physiology, connecting each concept to real clinical scenarios.
New to this edition are updates to the control of ventilation chapter reflecting current terminology and physiologic understanding, refined illustrations that clarify pulmonary mechanics and gas exchange, and answers placed directly within each chapter instead of a separate appendix, reducing time spent searching for explanations. It supports foundational physiology instruction, board exam review, and point-of-care learning at all levels of training in the medical and health sciences. Clinical vignettes with open-ended questions, more than 100 multiple-choice review questions with full explanations, clinical highlight boxes, end-of-chapter key concepts, and an appendix of symbols, units, and equations give students and trainees a structured framework for building durable, clinically applicable knowledge of the respiratory system.
Print book features
- Build a foundational command of respiratory physiology through content authored by John B. West, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized authority whose research spans respiratory physiology at high altitude and in microgravity, alongside Andrew M. Luks, MD, whose active pulmonology and critical care practice keeps the content grounded in current standards.
- Reinforce clinical reasoning with vignettes and open-ended questions that connect physiologic principles directly to patient scenarios.
- Test comprehension with more than 100 multiple-choice questions and full explanations, structured for board exam preparation.
- Navigate faster with chapter-opening contents, clinical highlight boxes, end-of-chapter key concepts, and an appendix of symbols, units, and equations.
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Edition12ISBN/ISSN9781975263201Product FormatPaperback BookPages288Edition12Publication DateJanuary 6, 2027
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- John B. West MD, PhD, DSc
- Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Physiology
School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
- Andrew M. Luks MD
- Associate Professor
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA
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