McGraw-Hill's Pocket Guide to Lung Function Tests

• Author(s): Robert John Hancox, Bob Hancox, Kenneth Frank Whyte, Ken Whyte,
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Pages: 157
• ISBN_10: 0074709798
  ISBN_13: 9780074709795
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Health & Fitness / General , Medical / General , Medical / Diagnosis , Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine ,

Description:... Pocket Guide to Interpreting Lung Function Tests is a practical guide for respiratory practitioners and students to use in the clinical setting. It aims to teach the clinician how to interpret results for the most commonly used respiratory tests. Aimed at the non-specialist, this title is highly practical and fills a gap in the market by providing key information regarding lung function tests with minimal use of equations. This title review the various lung function tests, including spirometry, arterial blood gas analysis, lung volume measurement and gas transfer tests, and teaches the clinician how to interpret the tests. Clinical examples support the text where appropriate and line diagrams are also included to explain test results and the principles behind their measurement.