Principles of exercise testing and interpretation
Subtitle: including pathophysiology and clinical applications
By: Karlman Wasserman ... [et al.].
Contributors: Wasserman, Karlman.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 585
Subjects: Exercise tests; Heart function tests; Pulmonary function tests; Exercise Test; Exertion -- physiology
Other titles: Principles of exercise testing & interpretation.
Description: A comprehensive, practical, and current volume for physiologists, physicians, and technicians interested in exercise physiology, pathophysiology, and testing. It describes how to evaluate patients with exercise intolerance using the physiology and pathophysiology of gas exchange as frames of reference. The final chapter consists of 79 case presentations, serving as an atlas of disorders that result in exercise limitation. Detailed practical information is provided in the appendices to assist readers in setting up a laboratory, in testing subjects, and in making necessary calculations.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Principles of exercise testing & interpretation. 3rd ed. c1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.