Modeling and simulation in biomedical engineering: applications in cardiorespiratory physiology [book reviews]

Modeling and simulation have developed into indispensable disciplines in many fields including the physiological sciences; yet, there are few accessible texts available that teach the model building process in a methodical way for the physiological model developer. This text fills that need admirably. Uniquely qualified to author such a text, the author is one of the original developers of CAE Healthcare’s Human Patient Simulator (HPS), which, nearly 20 years after its release, stands alone in its physiologic and pharmacologic model sophistication for patient simulation and risk-free caregiver education. His understanding of mathematics, human physiology, pharmacology, control systems, and systems engineering, combined with a conversational writing style, results in a readable text suitable for upper-year undergraduate or early graduate courses in biomedical engineering, physiology, or applied mathematics. For those modelers or aspiring modelers reading the text, an understanding of differential equations is warranted.