PublishedLippincott, January 2007 |
ISBN9780781767019 |
FormatSoftcover, 150 pages |
Dimensions25.4cm × 17.8cm |
The Second Edition of Pulmonary Physiology and Pathophysiology presents normal and abnormal pulmonary function in the same case-based format that has made the first edition a favorite among students. Each chapter begins with a clinical case study of diseases typically seen by practitioners.
The cases are followed by a discussion and breakdown of the physiology pathophysiology anatomy pharmacology and pathology for each disease and a question-and-answer section. This edition has an infectious diseases chapter updates on asthma pathogenesis and bronchodilators and user-friendly features such as chapter openers chapter outlines "key points" summary boxes and board-formatted questions and answers. http://thepoint.lww.com/product/isbn/9780781767019