Pulmonary function testing : a practical approach

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wanger, Jack (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Mass : Jones & Bartlett Learning , 2012
Edition:3rd ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Focus spirometry and related tests
  • 2. Lung volumes
  • 3. Single-breath carbon monoxide diffusing capacity
  • 4. Airway resistance by body plethysmography
  • 5. Cardiopulmonary exercise test
  • 6. Six-minute walk test
  • 7. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction test
  • 8. Bronchial challenge testing with pharmacological agents
  • 9. Maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures
  • 10. Pediatric pulmonary function testing
  • 11. Blood gases and associated technologies
  • 12. Pulmonary function testing reference (predicted) values