West's Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials offers accessible explanations of disease processes that affect the respiratory system. This best-selling companion to West's Respiratory Physiology, Tenth Edition has served generations of students. Dr. John B. West, together with new co-author Dr. Andrew M. Luks, presents the vital knowledge you need in a concise, straightforward manner that's easy to understand. - Learn the very latest on COPD, asthma, restrictive lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and much more. - See how pathophysiology applies to clinical practice with clinical vignettes in every chapter,