Exercise Testing and Interpretation: A Practical Approach | 
 enlarge | Authors: Christopher B. Cooper, Thomas W. Storer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 290
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Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0521648424
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.710287
EAN: 9780521648424
ASIN: 0521648424
Publication Date: April 15, 2001
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Product Description
This handbook provides a practical and systematic approach to the acquisition, interpretation, and reporting of physiologic responses to exercise. Pulmonologists, cardiologists, and sports physicians, as well as respiratory therapists and other allied health professionals will find this book an indispensable resource when learning to select proper instruments, identify the most appropriate test protocols, and integrate and interpret physiologic response variables. The final chapter presents clinical cases to illuminate useful strategies for exercise testing and interpretation. Useful appendices offer laboratory forms, algorithms and calculations, as well as answers to FAQs. A glossary of terms, symbols, and definitions is also included. Handbook of Exercise Testing and Interpretation: A Practical Approach offers clearly defined responses (both normal and abnormal) to over thirty performance variables including aerobic, cardiovascular, ventilatory, and gas-exchange variables. Practical, portable, and easy-to-read, this essential guidebook can be used on its own or together with a more detailed book on the subject.
Book Description
This volume provides an extremely practical approach to the acquisition, interpretation, and reporting of physiologic responses to exercise. Clinicians and allied health professionals will find this book an indispensable resource for selecting instruments and test protocols and interpreting physiologic response variables. Clinical cases illuminate strategies for testing and interpretation, and useful appendices offer algorithms and calculations, as well as answers to FAQs. A glossary of terms, symbols, and definitions is also included. Practical, portable, and easy-to-read, this essential guidebook is a must-have for any exercise testing lab or office.
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Practical - and Perfect September 11, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This superb book outlines in detail physiological responses to excercise. The straightforward account of how to choose optimum equipment and how to interpret the results will benefit anyone in the field. The glossary and FAQ sections offer instant aid to allied health professionals. Pulmonologists and cardiologists will revel in the attention to detail in performance variables as well as the lucid writing style. This user-friendly book is a handy guide for all of us involved in excercise testing.
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