Making sense of lung function tests / Jonathan Dakin and Mark Mottershaw.
By: Dakin, Jonathan H [author.].
Contributor(s): Mottershaw, Mark [author.].
Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2017Edition: Second edition.Description: xx, 204 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781482249682 (paperback : alk. paper).Subject(s): Respiratory Function TestsGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RC734.E87 D35 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000010859 |
Preceded by Making sense of lung function tests : a hands-on guide / Jonathan H. Dakin, Elena N. Kourteli, and Robert J.D. Winter. c2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Expressions of normality -- Peak expiratory flow -- Spirometry and the flow-volume loop -- Airway responsiveness -- Fractional concentration of expired nitric oxide (FENO) -- Gas transfer -- Static lung volumes and lung volume subdivisions -- Airway resistance -- Respiratory muscle strength -- Assessment of ventilation -- Assessment of haemoglobin saturation -- Assessment of oxygenation -- Assessment of acid-base balance -- Field exercise tests -- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing -- A strategy for interpretation of pulmonary function tests -- Characteristic pulmonary function abnormalities.