The Respiratory System: Systems Of The Body Series

Part of the Systems of the Body Series, this concise text offers coverage of the core knowledge required on the respiratory system. An ideal text for system-based, integrated courses, it stresses the relevance of basic science to clinical medicine a clinical case is used to derive the learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter. It also prepares the student for early patient contact with a final section covering the major diseases of the system and their diagnosis and treatment.