West’s Respiratory Physiology, The Essentials, 10ed, BY J. West, A. Luks

Wests Respiratory Physiology: The Essentialsis the gold standard text for learning respiratory physiology quickly and easily. This highly readable, must-have text serves as an introduction to students and a review for licensing and other exams. The Tenth Edition features the addition of Dr. Andrew M. Luks as co-author along with new clinical vignettes, additional multiple-choice review questions, and updated information on key topics in respiratory physiology, such as blood flow and metabolism, gas transport by the blood, and the physiology of high altitude.

• New! Clinical vignettes with questionsemphasize how the physiology described can be applied to clinical situations and reinforce reasoning and critical thinking.
• More than 100 multiple-choice questionswith full explanations provide self-testing of key concepts for comprehension and exam preparation.
• Clinical boxes and Key Conceptssummaries provide bullet-point reviews.
• Appendicesof important equations and answers to all questions are easily referenced.
• Online resourcesincludeanimationsthat expand on and clarify challenging topics, an interactivequestion bank, andlecturesby Dr. West.