Principles of exercise testing and interpretation : including pathophysiology and clinical applications /
Contributor(s): Wasserman, Karlman.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005Edition: 4th ed.Description: xvi, 585 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0781748763; 9780781748766:; 9780781748766.Subject(s): Exercise tests | Heart function tests | Pulmonary function testsDDC classification: 616.120754Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exercise testing and interpretation: an overview -- Physiology of exercise -- Changes in blood gases and pH during exercise -- Measurements during intergrative cardiopulmonary exercise testing -- Pathophysiology of disorders limiting exercise -- Clinical exercise testing -- Normal values -- Principles of interpretation: a flowchart approach -- Clinical applications of cardiopulmonary exercise testing -- Case presentations.
Thoroughly updated for the fourth edition, this text offers comprehensive coverage of exercise physiology and pathophysiology. It provides an organised method for evaluating causes of exercise limitation and includes flow charts and over 80 case studies.