Clinical exercise testing
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Clinical exercise testing
Saunders, c1997
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Here's the extensively revised and updated new edition of the classic text on clinical exercise testing. Readers will find a concise, state-of-the-art description of the physiology and biochemistry of exercise - and review today's understanding of the factors that limit exercise in a very broad spectrum of clinical disorders. Applications in diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis are all explored. Reviews of Last Edition: "An up-to-date, comprehensive, and practical handbook...Invaluable." - "Respiratory Medicine".
Table of Contents
An Introduction to Exercise Testing. Physiology of Exercise. Sensory Aspects of Exercise. Clinical Uses of Exercise Testing. Approaches to Clinical Exercise Testing. Conduct of the Stage 1 Test. The Exercise Electrocardiogram. Interpretation of Stage 1 Exercise Test Results. Conduct of Stage 2, 3, And 4 Exercise Studies. Interpretation of Stage 2 Test Results: Integration Between Measurements and Mechanisms. Interpretation of Stage 3 Test Results: Steady State Cardiac Output and Pulmonary Gas Exchange. Interpretation--Further Examples. Equipment. Appendix A: Symbols. Appendix B: Calculation of Results. Appendix C: Conversion Factors and Constants. Appendix D: Normal Standards. Appendix E: Informed Consent. Appendix F: Addresses of Some Manufacturers of Exercise Testing Equipment.
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