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

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Lung function assessment is the central pillar of modern respiratory diagnosis, providing invaluable information to assist in clinical decision making and management strategies. Interpreting Lung Function Tests: A Step-by Step Guide is a practical "how-to" training manual, which provides the reader with the necessary skills to interpret lung function test results, and to write a concise and informative report on the outcome. Interpreting Lung Function Tests: A Step-by Step Guide provides unique…

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Full title :Interpreting lung function tests : a step-by-step guide / Brigitte M. Borg, Bruce R. Thompson, Robyn E. O'Hehir.

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Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
Place of Publication:Chichester, West Sussex, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

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Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781118405468, 1118405463, 9781118405482, 111840548X, 1306958067, 9781306958066, 111840551X, 9781118405512
oclc:ocn871186957
LC Classification:RC734.P84
Dewey Decimal:616.2/40754

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.

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Appareil respiratoire -- Exploration fo… HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine MEDICAL -- Diseases MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine Pulmonary function tests Respiratory Function Tests