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| Indications for Pulmonary Function Testing | |
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| Pulmonary Function Tests | |
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| Indications for Pulmonary Function Testing | |
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| Patterns of Impaired Pulmonary Function | |
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| Preliminaries to Patient Testing | |
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| Test Performance and Sequence | |
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| Spirometry and Related Tests | |
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| Vital Capacity | |
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| Forced Vital Capacity, Forced Expiratory Volume, and Forced Expiratory Flow | |
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| Flow-Volume Curve | |
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| Peak Expiratory Flow | |
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| Maximum Voluntary Ventilation | |
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| Before- and After-Bronchodilator Studies | |
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| Maximal Inspiratory Pressure and Maximal Expiratory Pressure | |
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| Airway Resistance and Conductance | |
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| Pulmonary Compliance | |
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| Lung Volumes and Gas Distribution Tests | |
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| Lung Volumes: Functional Residual Capacity, Residual Volume, Total Lung Capacity, and Residual Volume/Total Lung Capacity Ratio | |
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| Gas Distribution Tests: Single-Breath Nitrogen Washout, Closing Volume, and Closing Capacity | |
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| Ventilation and Ventilatory Control Tests | |
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| Tidal Volume, Rate, and Minute Ventilation | |
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| Respiratory Dead Space and Alveolar Ventilation | |
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| Ventilatory Response Tests for Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen | |
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| Diffusing Capacity Tests | |
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| Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity | |
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| Significance and Pathophysiology | |
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| Blood Gases and Related Tests | |
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| pH | |
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| Carbon Dioxide Tension | |
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| Oxygen Tension | |
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| Hemoximetry | |
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| Pulse Oximetry | |
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| Capnography | |
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| Shunt Calculation | |
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| Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing | |
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| Exercise Protocols | |
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| Exercise Workload | |
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| Cardiovascular Monitors During Exercise | |
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| Ventilation During Exercise | |
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| Oxygen Consumption, Carbon Dioxide Production, and Respiratory Exchange Ratio During Exercise | |
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| Exercise Blood Gases | |
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| Cardiac Output During Exercise | |
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| Pediatric Pulmonary Function Tests | |
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| Spirometry | |
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| Lung Volumes | |
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| Diffusion Capacity | |
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| Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Pulmonary Function Testing | |
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| Standards for Testing | |
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| Future for Pediatric Pulmonary Function Laboratories | |
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| Specialized Test Regimens | |
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| Bronchial Challenge Testing | |
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| Exhaled Nitric Oxide | |
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| Forced Oscillation Technique | |
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| Preoperative Pulmonary Function Testing | |
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| Pulmonary Function Testing for Disability | |
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| Metabolic Measurements: Indirect Calorimetry | |
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| Pulmonary Function Testing Equipment | |
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| Volume Displacement Spirometers | |
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| Flow-Sensing Spirometers | |
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| Peak Flow Meters | |
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| Body Plethysmographs | |
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| Breathing Valves | |
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| Pulmonary Gas Analyzers | |
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| Blood Gas Analyzers, Oximeters, and Related Devices | |
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| Computers for Pulmonary Function Testing | |
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| Quality Assurance in the Pulmonary Function Laboratory | |
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| Elements of Laboratory Quality Control | |
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| Calibration and Quality Control of Pulmonary Function Equipment | |
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| Calibration and Quality Control of Blood Gas Analyzers | |
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| Criteria for Acceptability and Repeatability of Pulmonary Function Studies | |
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| Infection Control and Safety | |
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| Answers to Self-Assessment Questions | |
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| Reference Values | |
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| Conversion and Correction Factors | |
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| Regulations and Regulatory Agencies | |
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| Some Useful Equations | |
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| Sample Calculations | |
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| The Mean and the Standard Deviation | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |