This is the essential, hands-on practical reference for non-specialist practitioners, medical students, nurses, residents and general practitioners to use when interpreting lung function tests. In clear and simple terms, this book describes commonly used lung function tests and reviews the results for patterns of abnormal and normal diseases states.
* Explanations without equations
* Easy to read and easy to follow
* Case studies for each test result
* Glossary
* List of common symbols
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This is the essential, hands-on practical reference for non-specialist practitioners, medical students, nurses, residents and general practitioners to use when interpreting lung function tests. In clear and simple terms, this book describes commonly used lung function tests and reviews the results for patterns of abnormal and normal diseases states.
* Explanations without equations
* Easy to read and easy to follow
* Case studies for each test result
* Glossary
* List of common symbols
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Respiratory Physician, Dunedin NZ
Consultant Respiratory Physician, Greenlane Hospital Auckland NZ
Consultant Respiratory Physician, Greenlane Hospital Auckland NZ
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Spirometry is a measure of airflow and lung volumes during a forced expiratory manoeuvre from full inspiration. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
breathing reserve, peak exertion, restrictive disorders, obstructive defect, specific airway conductance, predicted maximum heart rate, obstructive disorders, shuttle test, gas trapping, patient technique, oxygen pulse, body plethysmograph, respiratory exchange ratio, lung function tests, restrictive defect, alveolar volume, lung volumes, gas transfer, airflow obstruction, tidal breathing, maximum ventilation, anaerobic threshold, bronchial hyperresponsiveness Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Spirometry is a measure of airflow and lung volumes during a forced expiratory manoeuvre from full inspiration. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
breathing reserve, peak exertion, restrictive disorders, obstructive defect, specific airway conductance, predicted maximum heart rate, obstructive disorders, shuttle test, gas trapping, patient technique, oxygen pulse, body plethysmograph, respiratory exchange ratio, lung function tests, restrictive defect, alveolar volume, lung volumes, gas transfer, airflow obstruction, tidal breathing, maximum ventilation, anaerobic threshold, bronchial hyperresponsiveness Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Predicted Measured, Volume Figure, American Thoracic Society New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Pulmonary Function Testing in Children: Techniques and Standards by George Polgar in Back Matter
- Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, 2nd Edition by Martin Tobin in Back Matter
- Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing, 8e (MANUAL OF PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING ( RUPPEL)) by Gregg L. Ruppel MEd RRT RPFT FAARC in Back Matter
- Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials (Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials (West)) by John B. West in Back Matter
- Applied Respiratory Physiology by J. F. Nunn in Back Matter
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