Pulmonary function testing
Jack Wanger · 1992
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About the book
The third edition of this text covers the most commonly performed pulmonary function tests. It is a resource for respiratory care students and for practitioners. The most commonly performed exercise tests are separated into individual chapters to allow a full overview of each test. It contains updated material including the latest guidelines and recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, the American Association for Respiratory Care, and the European Respiratory Society. Also included are new expanded chapters covering Maximal Inspiratory Testing, Expiratory Pressures Testing, Pediatrics, Blood Gases, and Reference Values. This text is a guide for both classroom learning and application in the clinical setting. Each chapter reviews a particular pulmonary function test or common group of tests and includes: Relevant Physiology; Pertinent Background Information; Technical Factors; Relevant Instrumentation; Respiratory Calculations; Patient Cases; Self-assessment Questions.
Book details
- Year
- 1992
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 387
- ISBN
- 9780763781187
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