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Respiratory problems are the most common cause of acute admission to hospital. A variety of diagnostic investigations are required, both for acute and clinic assessment. __Making Sense of Lung Function Tests, Second Edition__ familiarises both trainees and more experienced clinicians with the interpretation of a range of respiratory parameters. It places lung function in a clinical context using real-life examples and provides invaluable hands-on guidance. For this second edition Consultant Respiratory Physician Jonathan Dakin and Consultant Anaesthetist Elena Kourteli are joined by Mark Mottershaw, Chief Respiratory Physiologist from Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, all contributing a broad range of expertise and perspectives. Together they have updated the book throughout and added new chapters including an algorithm for interpretation of pulmonary function tests, exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The text offers a clear explanation of the concepts which students find difficult, including: * The basis of obstructive and restrictive defects * Pattern recognition of the flow volume loop * Differences between TLCO and KCO * Assessment of oxygenat

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Author

Jonathan Dakin, Mark Mottershaw, Elena Kourteli, Robert Winter

Publisher

Taylor and Francis, an imprint of CRC Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781315382050

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Science, Medicine