Respiratory Mechanics

by Theodore Wilson

This book thoroughly covers each subfield of respiratory mechanics: pulmonary mechanics, the respiratory pump, and flow. It presents the current understanding of the field and serves as a guide to the scientific literature from the golden age of respiratory mechanics, 1960 - 2010. Specific topics covered include the contributions of surface tension and tissue forces to lung recoil, the gravitational deformation of the lung, and the interdependence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319305077
• ISBN13: 9783319305073
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"