Schoene, Robert B.,

Making Sense of Exercise Testing / by Robert B. Schoene and H. Thomas Robertson. - 1st edition. - 1 online resource (142 pages) : 72 illustrations, text file, PDF. - Making Sense of . - Making Sense of. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Authors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Orientation to the cardiopulmonary exercise test -- 3. Exercising muscle during a progressive work test -- 4. Cardiovascular system during a progressive work test -- 5. Respiratory system during a progressive work test -- 6. Planning and conducting the exercise test -- 7. Interpreting the CPET -- 8. Exercise testing patients with cardiovascular disease -- 9. Exercise testing patients with pulmonary hypertension -- 10. Exercise testing patients with airflow obstruction -- 11. Exercise testing patients with restrictive lung abnormalities -- 12. Exercise testing patients with metabolic myopathies -- 13. Differential diagnosis for loss of exercise tolerance -- 14. Gender differences in exercise -- 15. Exercise testing the elderly -- 16. Exercise testing the obese -- 17. Exercise testing elite aerobic athletes -- 18. Exercise training: The role of CPET -- 19. Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation -- 20. Workplace exercise -- 21. Exercise at altitude -- 22. Exercise in heat and cold--Index.

This book makes sense of complex topics by distilling them to basic concepts. It provides normal physiology integrated with indications for and evaluation of disease states. With a fresh clinical approach, it helps answer reoccurring questions.



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MEDICAL / Cardiology.
MEDICAL / Sports Medicine.
Exercise Test.
Lung Diseases--diagnosis.
Cardiovascular Diseases--diagnosis.
Exercise Tolerance.


Electronic books.

RC685.C58

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