Thoroughly revised and updated for today's clinicians Wasserman & Whipp's Principles of
Exercise Testing and Interpretation Sixth Edition provides a comprehensive practical
overview of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) ideally suited for pulmonologists
cardiologists anesthesiologists and others with an interest in clinical exercise testing.
Written by authors who are uniquely positioned to convey relevant aspects of research and apply
them to clinical contexts this volume offers in-depth coverage of essential information for
conducting CPET or for utilizing data from this discipline in clinical practice or research.
?Clearly defines terminology throughout and focuses on the core elements of CPET that are
common to all users ensuring that content is easily accessible to clinicians from a wide
variety of backgrounds.?Reviews the central aspects of exercise physiology and metabolism
important for understanding measurements used in CPET.?Identifies core procedures and
measurements for conducting tests and laboratory quality control.?Outlines systematic
step-by-step approaches to the interpretation of exercise data including the scientific and
technical basis of the methods and analyses.?Includes a new chapter on approach to data and
interpretation - focused on practical approaches to viewing summarizing and reporting results
of a test.?Illustrates normal and abnormal results of exercise tests through discussion of
dozens of actual case presentations.?Draws on the extensive experience and expertise of authors
from the fields of pulmonary medicine and physiology with experience in research and clinical
studies related to cardiology metabolism sports medicine and other areas.Enrich Your Ebook
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