Making sense of lung function tests /
Jonathan Dakin, Mark Mottershaw, Elena Kourteli.
- Second edition.
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2017]
- xx, 204 pages : illustrations
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.