Interpreting lung function tests : a step-by-step guide /

• Main Authors: Borg, Brigitte M. (Marianne), 1970- (Author), Thompson, Bruce R. (Robert), 1967- (Author), O'Hehir, Robyn E. (Elizabeth), 1954- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
• Subjects: Respiratory Function Tests.; Pulmonary function tests.; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• General features of interpretation and report writing
• Spirometry
• Static lung volumes
• Carbon monoxide transfer factor
• single breath method
• Tests of respiratory muscle strength
• Bronchial provocation tests
• The importance of quality tests
• When results don't fit the rules.