Nunn's Applied Respiratory Physiology eBook

Nunn's Applied Respiratory Physiology eBook

<b><i> <p>Nunn’s Applied Respiratory Physiology</b></i>, Eighth Edition, is your concise, one-stop guide to all aspects of respiratory physiology in health, disease, and in the many physiologically challenging situations and environments into which humans take themselves – with coverage from basic science to clinical applications. </p> <p>This most comprehensive single volume on respiratory physiology will be invaluable to those in training or preparing for examinations in anaesthesia, intensive care, respiratory medicine or thoracic surgery – as well as an essential quick reference for the range of practitioners requiring ready access to current knowledge in this field. </p> <p>Now fully revised and updated, this eighth edition includes a new full-colour format to improve clarity and understanding – and it also comes with access to the complete, downloadable eBook version for the first time. This incorporates bonus chapters, handy topic summaries and new, interactive, self-assessment material. The result is a more flexible, engaging and complete resource than ever before. </p> <b> <p>Enhancements to this edition include:</b>　</p> <ul><b> <p><li>New full colour format</b> - enhances the 250+ diagrams and allows a much clearer portrayal of physiological concepts </li> <b> <p><li>New figures reflect modern functional imaging techniques</b> - which are now able to generate detailed pictures of lung ventilation and perfusion in humans </li> <b> <p><li>A new section on the aims, effects and physiological basis of respiratory physiotherapy</b> - to help both physiotherapists and doctors better understand this common intervention for treating patients’ respiratory disease </li> <b> <p><li>Additional information on the significant impact of obesity　on respiratory physiology</b> in both health and disease </li> <b> <p><li>New sections on comparative respiratory physiology</b> and <b>respiratory physiology in veterinary practice</b> - understanding respiration in less complex animals and the place of human respiration within the animal kingdom will be of interest to students/practitioners in biology, zoology or veterinary medicine, as well as enlightening in other contexts </li> <b> <p><li>Bonus eBook access </b>– (printed book) includes access to the complete, fully searchable electronic text, via Expert Consult – incoporating extra chapters, handy chapter summaries and new self-assessment material to aid exam preparation </li> </ul><p>Key features include:</p> <ul> <ul><li>The three-part structure of pure physiology (basic principles), applied physiology and physiology of respiratory disease is retained</li> <p><li>Use of clear, simple diagrams to illustrate the material.</li> <p><li>Duplication of US and rest-of-the-world units</li> <p><li>References to recent research material to allow readers to explore topics in more depth </li> </ul></ul>