TY - BOOK AU - Dakin, Jonathan H. AU - Mottershaw, Mark,;Kourteli, Elena, TI - Making sense of lung function tests SN - 9781138091474 PY - 2017///] CY - Boca Raton, FL PB - CRC Press KW - Respiratory Function Tests N1 - 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 ER -