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Medical physiology is a clinical specialty in medical science, which is concerned with the application of an understanding of human physiology to patients in a healthcare setting. Evaluation of the functions of the heart, lungs, kidneys, blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, etc. is done to form a diagnosis of the underlying condition. Some of the diagnostic techniques for evaluating these include an electrocardiogram of the heart, pulmonary function testing using spirometry and ankle brachial pressure index measurement. Physiologists use imaging techniques such as MRI, ultrasonography, echocardiography, X-ray computed tomography, etc. to measure velocities, movements and metabolic processes. This book elucidates new techniques and applications of medical physiology in a multidisciplinary manner. It presents researches and studies performed by experts across the globe. It will serve as a valuable source of reference for graduate and post-graduate students.

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