Interpretation of pulmonary function tests a practical guide / Robert E. Hyatt, MD, Emeritus Member, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, Emeritus Professor of Medicine and of Physiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, Paul D. Scanlon, MD, Consultant, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, Masao Nakamura, MD, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Keihai-Rosai hospital, Fujiharamachi, Shioyagun, Tochigi, Japan.

Author/creator Hyatt, Robert E.
Other author Scanlon, Paul D. (Paul David)
Other author Nakamura, Masao (Pulmonologist)
Format Electronic
EditionFourth edition.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, [2014]
Descriptionix, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Subjects

Contents Spirometry : dynamic lung volumes -- Static (absolute) lung volumes -- Diffusing capacity of the lungs -- Bronchodilators and bronchial challenge testing -- Arterial blood gases -- Other tests of lung mechanics : resistance and compliance -- Distribution of ventilation -- Maximal respiratory pressures -- Preoperative pulmonary function testing -- Simple tests of exercise capacity -- Patterns in various diseases -- When to test and what to order -- Approaches to interpreting pulmonary function tests -- Illustrative cases.
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013049981
ISBN9781451143805 (pbk.)
ISBN145114380X (pbk.)