PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE TESTING AND INTERPRETATION

Wasserman, Karlman; Hansen, James E.; Sue, Darryl Y.; & Whipp, Brian J.

ISBN 10: 081211020X / ISBN 13: 9780812110203

Published by Lea & Ferbiger, Philadelphia, 1987

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"Exercise testing is valuable for: 1) diagnosing the many causes of exertional dyspnea; 2) evaluating the severity of the impairment of exercise performance; 3) evaluating the effect of medical, surgical, or rehabilitative therapy. This book is designed to provide a guide for exercise physiologists and physicians wishing to set up a laboratory for the purpose of any of the above objectives." [Preface] The chapter headings are: Exercise Testing and Interpretation: An Overview; Physiology of Exercise; Measurement of the Physiological Response to Exercise; Pathophysiology of Disorders Limiting Exercise; Protocols for Exercise Testing; Normal Values; Principles of Interpretation; and Cases Illustrating Pathophysiology. 274 mostly two-column pages, with tables, figures, 6 Appendixes, and Index; plus xiii pages, prefatory matter. Boards show color loss at front lower quarter; name of prior owner inked on front paste-down; text is clean and strong. Seller Inventory # 203015

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Title: PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE TESTING AND ...

Publisher: Lea & Ferbiger, Philadelphia

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Printed Maroon Boards

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: Second Printing

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Synopsis:

This text addresses the problems of evaluating the patient with exercise intolerance, with physiology, pathophysiology and differential diagnosis as frames of reference. It contains a wide range of clinical examples, as well as providing the justification and tools for using exercise testing as part of cardiorespiratory examination. Thus, it attempts to span the field of "exercise", from basic concepts in exercise physiology to the practical aspects of delivering a meaningful report for the medical record that specifies the mechanism and degree of a subject's exercise limitation. The work also provides a more complete understanding of the disease process and its effect on exercise performance. It gives the conceptual basis for analyzing how cardiovascular, respiratory and other disorders limit exercise performance. Appendices cover symbols and abbreviations; devices and systems for collecting and analyzing physiological data; calculations - formulae and examples; preparation for the exercise test; and tables and nomogram.