Nunn's Applied Respiratory Physiology 8e

Nunn's Applied Respiratory Physiology, 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.


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.


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.


Enhancements to this edition include:　


•New full colour format - enhances the 250+ diagrams and allows a much clearer portrayal of physiological concepts



•New figures reflect modern functional imaging techniques - which are now able to generate detailed pictures of lung
ventilation and perfusion in humans



•A new section on the aims, effects and physiological basis of respiratory physiotherapy - to help both
physiotherapists and doctors better understand this common intervention for treating patients' respiratory disease



•Additional information on the significant impact of obesity　on respiratory physiology in both health and disease



•New sections on comparative respiratory physiology and respiratory physiology in veterinary practice - 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



•Bonus eBook access - (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


New to this Edition
•New full colour format - enhances the 250+ diagrams and allows a much clearer portrayal of physiological concepts


•New figures reflect modern functional imaging techniques - which are now able to generate detailed pictures of lung
ventilation and perfusion in humans



•A new section on the aims, effects and physiological basis of respiratory physiotherapy - to help both
physiotherapists and doctors better understand this common intervention for treating patients' respiratory disease



•Additional information on the significant impact of obesity　on respiratory physiology in both health and disease



•New sections on comparative respiratory physiology and respiratory physiology in veterinary practice - 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



•Bonus eBook access - (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




Key Features

Key features include:
•The three-part structure of pure physiology (basic principles), applied physiology and physiology of respiratory
disease is retained


•Use of clear, simple diagrams to illustrate the material.



•Duplication of US and rest-of-the-world units



•References to recent research material to allow readers to explore topics in more depth