Book Title: Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students
Book Description: Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students is an undergraduate medical-level resource for foundational knowledge of pulmonary physiology. This text is designed for a course pre-clinical undergraduate medical curriculum and it is aligned to USMLE(r) (United States Medical Licensing Examination) content guidelines. The text is meant to provide the essential information from these content areas in a concise format that would allow learner preparation to engage in an active classroom. Clinical correlates and additional application of content is intended to be provided in the classroom experience. The text assumes that the students will have an understanding of basic cardiovascular physiology that will be helpful to understand the content presented here. This resource should be assistive to the learner later in medical school and for exam preparation given the material is presented in a succinct manner, with a focus on high-yield concepts.
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Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students Copyright © 2022 by Andrew Binks is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Respiratory medicine
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Suggested citation: Binks, Andrew (2022). Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students. Roanoke: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.21061/pulmonaryphysiology. Licensed with CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0.
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Binks, Andrew, author
Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students / Andrew Binks
Pages cm
ISBN 978-1-957213-12-5 (PDF)
ISBN 978-1-957213-14-9 (ePub)
ISBN 978-1-957213-15-6 (Pressbooks) https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/pulmonaryphysiology
ISBN 978-1-957213-13-2 (Print)
URI (Universal Resource Identifier): http://hdl.handle.net/10919/105410
DOI https://doi.org/10.21061/pulmonaryphysiology
Lungs — Physiology — Textbooks.
Respiration — Textbooks.
QP107 .B56 2022Disclaimer: The information in this textbook is intended for educational purposes only and is not meant to take the place of medical care, diagnoses, or services. Please see your health care provider about any health concerns.
Cover Art: Lungs by iconmu, the Noun Project CC BY 3.0.
Illustration and Cover Design: Kindred Grey