<p><P><EM>Pulmonary Function Tests in Clinical Practice</EM> 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 essentia
Pulmonary Function Tests in Clinical Practice
โ Scribed by Ali Altalag, Jeremy Road, Pearce Wilcox, Kewan Aboulhosn
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 338
- Series
- In Clinical Practice
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This revised and updated book provides 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 that summarize the various diagnostic tests and interpretative approaches in a simple and understandable fashion. Of special note are chapters on exercise testing and diagnostic tests for sleep disorders, the latter a new and emerging field. This new edition contains revised information based on the newest ATS guidelines.
Pulmonary Function Tests in Clinical Practice Second Edition assists residents and fellows in internal medicine, pulmonology, allergology and critical care by explaining the key information obtained from lung volume measurement and increases understanding of pulmonary function tests within the modern diagnostic armamentarium.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter ....Pages i-viii
Spirometry (Ali Altalag, Jeremy Road, Pearce Wilcox, Kewan Aboulhosn)....Pages 1-40
Lung Volumes (Ali Altalag, Jeremy Road, Pearce Wilcox, Kewan Aboulhosn)....Pages 41-63
Gas Transfer (Ali Altalag, Jeremy Road, Pearce Wilcox, Kewan Aboulhosn)....Pages 65-78
Airway Dysfunction, Challenge Testing and Occupational Asthma (Ali Altalag, Jeremy Road, Pearce Wilcox, Kewan Aboulhosn)....Pages 79-97
Respiratory Muscle Function and Other Pulmonary Function Studies (Ali Altalag, Jeremy Road, Pearce Wilcox, Kewan Aboulhosn)....Pages 99-118
Approach to PFT Interpretation (Ali Altalag, Jeremy Road, Pearce Wilcox, Kewan Aboulhosn)....Pages 119-136
Illustrative Cases on PFT (Ali Altalag, Jeremy Road, Pearce Wilcox, Kewan Aboulhosn)....Pages 137-167
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation (Ali Altalag, Jeremy Road, Pearce Wilcox, Kewan Aboulhosn)....Pages 169-194
Exercise Testing (Ali Altalag, Jeremy Road, Pearce Wilcox, Satvir S. Dhillon, Jordan A. Guenette)....Pages 195-264
Diagnostic Tests for Sleep Disorders (Ali Altalag, Jeremy Road, Pearce Wilcox, Kewan Aboulhosn)....Pages 265-317
Back Matter ....Pages 319-335
โฆ Subjects
Medicine & Public Health; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Thoracic Surgery
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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
<p><p>This book serves as a unique, comprehensive resource for physicians and scientists training in pulmonary medicine and learning about pulmonary function testing. Pulmonary function testing and the physiological principles that underlie it are often poorly understood by medical students, residen
<p><p>This book serves as a unique, comprehensive resource for physicians and scientists training in pulmonary medicine and learning about pulmonary function testing. Pulmonary function testing and the physiological principles that underlie it are often poorly understood by medical students, residen