The Normal Lung

The Normal Lung. Second edition. By John F. Murray. . 400 pages. W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1986. $27.95. Excerpt The changes that Dr. Murray has made in the second edition of The Normal Lung go beyond the larger format and new color and artwork on the cover. It is in the best sense a superb update of a book that has served the medical community well since its publication in 1976. While looking at my first edition, I was struck by how the pages and cover were showing the wear of frequent use; the second edition has been published just before my first edition fell apart. Careful revisions have been made in all aspects of the book. Although some