West’s Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials has been an effective and critical resource for the students of pulmonary medicine, critical care, anesthesiology, and internal medicine. Students of medical and allied health would also find it useful in learning the basics of respiratory physiology. Besides, it will help the graduates aspiring for postgraduate admissions through NEET PG India, USMLE US, PLAB UK, MCQE Canada, etc. The book shall also serve as a referral guide for General Practitioners and Chest Physicians as it contains the latest updates in respiratory physiology. The South Asian edition incorporates updates, modifications, and additions in areas of Spirometry, Lung volume and capacity, Pulmonary vascular resistance and Non-respiratory functions of lungs, Breathing patterns, Respiratory membrane and diffusion of gases. The knowledge is presented in a simple manner that aids clear understanding of pulmonary physiology and respiratory physiology. Key Features - Learning objectives and chapter-opening content builds focus and understanding of key topics - Clinical boxes integrated throughout the book highlight clinically significant points - Historical Aspects towards the end of the chapter present major breakthroughs in the field by respective scientists - Key concepts at the end of the chapters reiterate the important aspects of the topics - Clinical vignettes provide clinical case scenarios with questions. They emphasize application of physiology described to clinical situations, reinforcing reasoning and critical thinking - More than 100 multiple-choice questions with full explanations test reasoning skills and provide a deep insight for comprehension and exam preparation - Match the Following helps the learners sharpen their clinical acumen for easy reproducibility of the key concepts - Appendices include important Symbols, Units and Equations (Appendix A) and discussions on the answers to the questions associated with the end-of-chapter clinical vignettes (Appendix B) - Animations that expand on and clarify challenging topics; look for the Symbol in the book indicating these topics About the Author Nitin Ashok John, MBBS, MD Physiology, DIH, PGDMLE (Medical Law and Ethics), PGDHA (Hospital Administration), MA (Public Administration) is the Professor and Head of Physiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Hyderabad, India. He has more than 25 years of standing in medical profession and has taught physiology to undergraduate and postgraduate students in various reputed medical institutes in India. He has numerous research publications in national and international journals. He is member of various scientific bodies of India and abroad. He has authored 5 books in Physiology and is also the Editor of CC Chatterjee’s “Text Book of Human Physiology.” Dr. Nitin John has received special training in Medical Education and Technology, Biomedical Communication and Bioinformatics, Animal Cell Techniques and Medical Innovation and Horizontal/Vertical Integration. He has received several awards and recommendations for his exceptional academic, research and administrative skills.