Interpreting Lung Function Tests : A Step-By Step Guide.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the authors -- Forewords -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter 1 General features of interpretation and report writing -- General features of interpretation -- Assessing test validity -- Assessing the adequacy of reference values for the particular subject -- Determining normality or abnormality using upper and/or lower limits of normal -- Determining normality or abnormality -- Classifying detected abnormality based on known patterns of disease -- Determining the severity of an abnormality -- Answering clinical question(s) raised in the referral -- General features of report writing -- Technical interpretation versus clinical context -- Subjectivity -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2 Spirometry -- Test quality -- Interpretation strategy -- Limits of normal -- Spirometry before and after bronchodilator (BD) -- Comparisons to previous results -- Special cases of spirometry interpretation -- Upper airway obstruction -- Hyper-reactive airways -- Examples of interpretation of spirometry -- References -- Chapter 3 Static lung volumes -- Test quality -- Interpretation -- Limits of normal -- Consideration of the non-specific ventilatory pattern -- Comparisons to previous results -- Examples of interpretation of static lung volumes -- References -- Chapter 4 Carbon monoxide transfer factor: single breath method -- Test quality -- Factors to consider during interpretation -- Carbon monoxide transfer factor (TLCO) -- Alveolar volume -- The transfer coefficient, KCO -- Interpretation -- Limits of the normal range -- KCO in the interpretation strategy -- Comparison to previous results -- Examples of interpretation of carbon monoxide transfer factor -- References -- Chapter 5 Tests of respiratory muscle strength -- Test quality -- Factors to consider during interpretation -- Interpretation.

Limits of the normal range are as follows: -- Comparisons to previous results -- Examples of interpretation of respiratory muscle strength -- References -- Chapter 6 Bronchial provocation tests -- Test quality -- Interpretation -- Severity scales -- Comparisons to previous results -- References -- Chapter 7 The importance of quality tests -- To report or not to report suboptimal quality tests? -- Examples of assessment of test quality -- References -- Chapter 8 When the results do not fit the rules -- References -- Glossary -- Index -- EULA.

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