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Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-3944-7 / (US$54.99 / £36.99 / €40.00) Worldwide
Approx. 264 pp. / Approx. 91 Illus. / Approx. 13 Tables / 6 x 9 / February 2017
Note to Booksellers:
The previous edition published in February, 2012. (ISBN 978-1-4511-0713-5)
West’s Pulmonary Pathophysiology
The Essentials
Ninth Edition
By
John B. West, M.D., Ph.D.,
D.Sc ,Distinguished Professor of Med-
icine and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San
Diego, La Jolla, CA and
Andrew M. Luks, M.D.
, Associate Professor,
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Harborview Medical Center,
Seattle, WA
DESCRIPTION
West’s Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials
offers ac-
cessible explanations of disease processes that affect the respi-
ratory system. This best-selling companion to
West’s Respira-
tory Physiology, Tenth Edition,
has served generations of students. Dr. John B. West, together with
new co-author Dr. Andrew M. Luks, presents the vital knowledge you need in a concise, straightfor-
ward manner that’s easy to understand.
FEATURES
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Learn the very latest
on COPD, asthma, restrictive lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and
much more.
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See how pathophysiology applies to clinical practice
with clinical vignettes in every chapter,
followed by multiple-choice questions and answers to test your comprehension.
▶
▶
Visualize concepts vividly
with the aid of new radiographs, CT images, and color
photomicrographs.
▶
▶
Study with ease
through abundant chapter outlines, Key Concepts boxes, bulleted review
sections, and other helpful summaries.
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Prepare for exams
with 75 multiple-choice review questions, accompanied by answers and
explanations, inside the book as well as in an Interactive Question Bank online.
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