Pocket Guide to Lung Function Tests

Bob Hancox, Ken Whyte (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

157 Seiten

2002 | 22nd Revised edition
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. (Verlag)
978-0-07-470979-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Shows respiratory practitioners and students how to interpret results from the commonly used lung function tests. Containing many clinical examples, this book reviews a range of tests, including spirometry, flow-volume loops, lung volume measurement, tests of gas transfer, arterial blood gas analysis, and more.

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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

Autor

Respiratory Physician, Dunedin NZ Consultant Respiratory Physician, Greenlane Hospital Auckland NZ

Inhalt

Preface Acknowledgments IntroductionSymbols used in lung function testsGlossaryChapter 1: SpirometryChapter 2: Flow-volume loopsChapter 3: Peak expiratory flowChapter 4: Lung volumesChapter 5: Gas transferChapter 6: Respiratory muscle functionChapter 7: Bronchial challengeChapter 8: Arterial Blood Gas AnalysisChapter 9: Cardio—pulmonary Exercise TestsChapter 10: Miscellaneous TestsChapter 11: Assessing patients for thoracic resectionAppendixBibliographyIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.1.2002
• Zusatzinfo: illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 44 x 69 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• ISBN-10: 0-07-470979-8 / 0074709798
• ISBN-13: 978-0-07-470979-5 / 9780074709795
• Zustand: Neuware