West's Respiratory Physiology for Students
Category: john west respiratory physiology
Designated as a Doody's Core Title for both 2022 and 2023, West’s Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials has been an indispensable resource for over four decades. This text serves as a fundamental guide for medical and allied health students, facilitating their grasp of essential respiratory physiology concepts. Additionally, it functions effectively as a quick reference for residents and fellows preparing in fields such as pulmonary medicine, critical care, anesthesiology, and internal medicine as they gear up for licensing exams and other assessments.
The eleventh edition has undergone significant enhancements, providing updates across various key areas, including blood-tissue gas exchange, the mechanics of respiration, ventilation control, and the respiratory system's response to stress. These revisions aim to foster a clearer understanding of pulmonary physiology among readers.
To enhance application skills, the text includes clinical vignettes paired with questions that illustrate how the discussed physiology applies to real-life clinical scenarios, thus promoting critical thinking and reasoning abilities. More than 100 USMLE-style multiple-choice questions are included, each accompanied by thorough explanations to assess and bolster reasoning skills in both comprehension and exam readiness.
Each chapter has been enriched with new learning objectives and introductory content to enhance readers' grasp of essential topics. Furthermore, the appendices provide valuable tools, including key equations, answers to the multiple-choice questions, and detailed discussions regarding the answers to the clinical vignettes found at the end of each chapter.
Readers also benefit from a suite of online resources designed to complement their learning experience. These include animations that delve into and clarify more complex subjects, as well as an interactive question bank that offers opportunities for self-testing and exam preparation. Such resources not only reinforce the material covered but also encourage a deeper engagement with the content.
Overall, West’s Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials stands out as a vital educational tool for those in the medical field. Its comprehensive coverage, updated content, and supplemental resources work together to ensure a robust understanding of respiratory physiology, making it an essential component of any medical education. Whether for coursework, examination preparation, or clinical application, this text remains a top choice among students and practitioners alike.
product information:
Attribute | Value | ||||
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publisher | LWW; Eleventh, North American edition (October 7, 2020) | ||||
language | English | ||||
paperback | 232 pages | ||||
isbn_10 | 1975139186 | ||||
isbn_13 | 978-1975139186 | ||||
item_weight | 11.7 ounces | ||||
dimensions | 5.75 x 0.4 x 8.75 inches | ||||
best_sellers_rank | #102,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #14 in Physiology (Books) #216 in Core | ||||
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