Preface |
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Acknowledgement |
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Abbreviations |
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1 Expressions of normality |
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1 | (4) |
Part 1 Tests Of Airway Function And Mechanical Properties |
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5 | (98) |
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7 | (6) |
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7 | (1) |
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Test description and technique |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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Peak flow variability in the diagnosis of asthma |
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Assessment and management of asthma |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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3 Spirometry and the flow-volume loop |
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13 | (22) |
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13 | (1) |
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Measured indices and key definitions |
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13 | (1) |
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Test description and technique |
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13 | (3) |
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16 | (2) |
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Restrictive and obstructive defects |
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16 | (7) |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (1) |
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Assessment of severity of obstruction |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (4) |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (2) |
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Reduction of FEV, and FVC |
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27 | (1) |
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Mixed obstructive/restrictive defect |
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27 | (1) |
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Non-specific ventilatory defect |
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28 | (1) |
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Large airways obstruction |
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29 | (1) |
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Fixed upper airway obstruction |
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29 | (1) |
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Variable extrathoracic obstruction |
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29 | (2) |
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Variable intrathoracic obstruction |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (4) |
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35 | (6) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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Interpretation of results |
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37 | (4) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (3) |
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5 Fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide |
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41 | (4) |
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41 | (1) |
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Test description/technique |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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Normal values and interpretation |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (12) |
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45 | (1) |
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Measured indices/key definitions |
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45 | (2) |
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46 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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Physiology of gas exchange |
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48 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (5) |
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Incomplete lung expansion |
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49 | (2) |
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Discrete loss of lung units |
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51 | (1) |
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Diffuse loss of lung units |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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Pulmonary vascular disease |
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53 | (1) |
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Causes of increased gas transfer |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (3) |
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Interstitial lung disease |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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7 Static lung volumes and lung volume subdivisions |
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57 | (16) |
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57 | (1) |
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Measured indices/key definitions |
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57 | (2) |
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Test descriptions/techniques |
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59 | (5) |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (1) |
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Whole-body plethysmography |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (1) |
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Physiology of lung volumes |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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Functional residual capacity |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (2) |
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Relationship between VC and TLC |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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Interstitial lung disease |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (2) |
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68 | (1) |
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FRC in patients receiving ventilatory support: PEEP and CPAP |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (3) |
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73 | (14) |
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73 | (1) |
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Physiology of airway resistance tests |
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74 | (1) |
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Plethysmography technique |
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75 | (4) |
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Test description/technique |
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75 | (1) |
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Measured indices/key definitions |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (3) |
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79 | (5) |
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Test description/technique |
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79 | (1) |
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Measured indices/key definitions |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (1) |
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Specific and clinical considerations |
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84 | (3) |
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9 Respiratory muscle strength |
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87 | (16) |
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87 | (1) |
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Test descriptions/techniques |
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87 | (6) |
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Upright and supine vital capacity |
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87 | (3) |
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90 | (1) |
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Maximal expiratory pressure |
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90 | (1) |
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Maximal inspiratory pressure |
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90 | (1) |
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Sniff nasal inspiratory pressure |
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90 | (1) |
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Sniff trans-diaphragmatic pressure |
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91 | (1) |
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Direct electromagnetic phrenic nerve stimulation |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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Radiological assessment of muscle strength |
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92 | (1) |
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Clinical interpretation of tests of muscle strength |
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93 | (2) |
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93 | (1) |
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Sniff nasal inspiratory pressure |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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Sleep, ventilatory failure, and VC |
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95 | (4) |
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99 | (4) |
Part 2 Blood Gas Interpretation |
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103 | (42) |
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10 Assessment of ventilation |
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105 | (10) |
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105 | (1) |
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Measured indices/key definitions |
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105 | (1) |
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Physiology of ventilation in relation to CO2 |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (1) |
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Measurement of venous blood gases |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (3) |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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110 | (1) |
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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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Central nervous system disorders |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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11 Assessment of haemoglobin saturation |
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115 | (10) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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Measurement of oxygen saturation |
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116 | (4) |
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117 | (3) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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Specific sources of error |
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119 | (1) |
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Pros and cons of pulse oximetry |
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120 | (1) |
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Physiology-oxygen dissociation curve |
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120 | (2) |
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What determines the amount of oxygen carried in blood? |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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Carbon monoxide poisoning |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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12 Assessment of oxygenation |
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125 | (12) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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Measurement of arterialised capillary PO2 |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (5) |
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Humidification of dry air |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (3) |
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A-a partial pressure PO2 difference |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (1) |
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Relationship between alveolar PO2 and arterial PcO2 |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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Specific clinical considerations |
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133 | (4) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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Chronic respiratory failure |
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135 | (2) |
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13 Assessment of acid-base balance |
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137 | (8) |
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137 | (1) |
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Measured indices/key definitions |
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137 | (1) |
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Physiology of acid-base balance |
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138 | (2) |
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139 | (1) |
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Classification of acid-base disorders |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Evaluating compensation of acid-base disturbance |
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141 | (2) |
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Respiratory compensation for metabolic disorder |
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142 | (1) |
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Metabolic compensation for respiratory disorder |
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142 | (1) |
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Time course of compensation |
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143 | (1) |
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Summary: Evaluation of acid-base disorders |
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143 | (2) |
Part 3 Exercise Testing |
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145 | (28) |
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147 | (8) |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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Incremental shuttle walk test |
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149 | (1) |
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Endurance shuttle walk test |
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149 | (1) |
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Choice of field-walking test |
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149 | (1) |
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Physiology of field exercise tests |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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Incremental shuttle walk test |
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151 | (1) |
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Endurance shuttle walk test |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (3) |
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15 Cardiopulmonary exercise testing |
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155 | (18) |
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155 | (1) |
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Measured indices/key definitions |
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155 | (1) |
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Test description/technique |
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155 | (4) |
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Physiology of exercise testing |
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159 | (6) |
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Normal physiological responses |
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159 | (5) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (4) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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Heart disease - ischaemic heart disease |
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166 | (2) |
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Heart disease - cardiomyopathy |
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168 | (1) |
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Pulmonary vascular disease |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (2) |
Part 4 Interpretation |
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173 | (16) |
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16 A strategy for interpretation of pulmonary function tests |
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175 | (8) |
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175 | (8) |
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17 Characteristic pulmonary function abnormalities |
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183 | (6) |
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183 | (2) |
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183 | (1) |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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Large airway obstruction - variable extrathoracic |
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184 | (1) |
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Large airway obstruction - variable intrathoracic |
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184 | (1) |
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Fixed upper airway obstruction |
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185 | (1) |
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Restrictive diseases interstitial lung disease |
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185 | (2) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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Post-pulmonary resection surgery |
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186 | (1) |
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Pulmonary vascular disease |
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187 | (1) |
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension |
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187 | (1) |
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Recurrent pulmonary emboli |
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187 | (1) |
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Chronic pulmonary venous congestion |
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187 | (1) |
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Carbon monoxide poisoning |
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187 | (2) |
References |
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Index |
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