Pulmonary Function Tests in Clinical Practice

✍ Scribed by Pearce Wilcox, Jeremy Road, Ali Altalag (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 285
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 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.

The book 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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Spirometry....Pages 1-35
Lung Volumes....Pages 37-57
Gas Transfer....Pages 59-69
Bronchial Challenge Testing....Pages 71-79
Respiratory Muscle Function & Other Pulmonary Function Studies....Pages 81-89
Approach to PFT Interpretation....Pages 91-105
Illustrative Cases on PFT....Pages 107-132
Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation....Pages 133-156
Exercise Testing....Pages 157-216
Diagnostic Tests for Sleep Disorders....Pages 217-264
Back Matter....Pages 265-285

✦ Subjects

Internal Medicine; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Thoracic Surgery