Interpretation of pulmonary function tests

Interpretation of pulmonary function tests: a practical guide

by Hyatt, Robert E.

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Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests, 4th edition provides practical, clinically relevant coverage of all types of pulmonary function testing as it applies to a host of disease conditions. It is aimed at any reader with a basic knowledge of pulmonary physiology and provides a solid basis for administering and interpreting these tests. The authors provide valuable guidance for day-to-day clinical work, e.g., in chapters entitled ""When to Test and What to Order"" and ""Approaches to Interp…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Interpretation of pulmonary function tests : a practical guide / Robert E. Hyatt, Paul D. Scanlon, Masao Nakamura.

Summary

Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests, 4th edition provides practical, clinically relevant coverage of all types of pulmonary function testing as it applies to a host of disease conditions. It is aimed at any reader with a basic knowledge of pulmonary physiology and provides a solid basis for administering and interpreting these tests. The authors provide valuable guidance for day-to-day clinical work, e.g., in chapters entitled ""When to Test and What to Order"" and ""Approaches to Interpreting Pulmonary Function Tests."" The book also features over 40 illustrative cases that readers can.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2014
  • Edition:Fourth edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Wolters Kluwer
  • Place of Publication:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2014

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (275 pages) : : illustrations, tables

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781496305756, 1496305752, 1469881403, 9781469881409
  • oclc:ocn975032009
  • LC Classification:RC734.P84
  • Dewey Decimal:616.2/40754

Table of Contents

""Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Introduction""; ""Spirometry: Dynamic Lung Volumes""; ""Static (Absolute) Lung Volumes""; ""Diffusing Capacity of the Lungs""; ""Bronchodilators and Bronchial Challenge Testing""; ""Arterial Blood Gases""; ""Other Tests of Lung Mechanics: Resistance and Compliance""; ""Distribution of Ventilation""; ""Maximal Respiratory Pressures""; ""Preoperative Pulmonary Function Testing""; ""Simple Tests of Exercise Capacity""; ""Patterns in Various Diseases""; ""When to Test and What to Order""

""Approaches to Interpreting Pulmonary Function Tests""""Illustrative Cases""; ""APPENDIX""; ""INDEX""

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