Pulmonary Function Tests in Clinical Practice

• Main Authors: Wilcox, Pearce (Author), Road, Jeremy (Author), Altalag, Ali (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Internal medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Thoracic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Emergency Medicine.; Thoracic Surgery.

Pulmonary Function Tests in Clinical Practice is an unique book providing a simplified approach to interpreting most diagnostic tests in the field of respiratory medicine. Easy to understand and practical, it contains more than 125 illustrated diagrams and over 50 tables with essential information t...

Table of Contents:

• Spirometry
• Lung Volumes
• Gas Transfer
• Bronchial Challenge Testing
• Respiratory Muscle Function & Other Pulmonary Function Studies
• Approach to PFT Interpretation
• Illustrative Cases on PFT
• Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation
• Exercise Testing
• Diagnostic Tests for Sleep Disorders.