Pulmonary Function Testing: Principles and Practice

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
 Introduction to the Structure and Function of the Lung  (Jeff Thiboutot, Bruce R. Thompson, Robert H. Brown)....Pages 1-13
 The History of Pulmonary Function Testing  (Tianshi David Wu, Meredith C. McCormack, Wayne Mitzner)....Pages 15-42
 Breathing In: The Determinants of Lung Volume  (Charles G. Irvin, Jack Wanger)....Pages 43-60
 Distribution of Air: Ventilation Distribution and Heterogeneity  (Gregory King, Sylvia Verbanck)....Pages 61-76
 Gas Exchange  (Brian L. Graham, Neil MacIntyre, Yuh Chin Huang)....Pages 77-101
 Breathing Out: Forced Exhalation, Airflow Limitation  (James A. Stockley, Brendan G. Cooper)....Pages 103-125
 Breathing In and Out: Airway Resistance  (David A. Kaminsky, Jason H. T. Bates)....Pages 127-150
 Initiating the Breath: The Drive to Breathe, Muscle Pump  (Jeremy Richards, Matthew J. Fogarty, Gary C. Sieck, Richard M. Schwartzstein)....Pages 151-170
 Measurement of Airway Responsiveness  (Teal S. Hallstrand, John D. Brannan, Krystelle Godbout, Louis-Philippe Boulet)....Pages 171-195
 Field Exercise Testing: 6-Minute Walk and Shuttle Walk Tests  (Annemarie L. Lee, Theresa Harvey-Dunstan, Sally Singh, Anne E. Holland)....Pages 197-217
 Integrating the Whole: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing  (J. Alberto Neder, Andrew R. Tomlinson, Tony G. Babb, Denis E. O’Donnell)....Pages 219-248
 Special Considerations for Pediatric Patients  (Graham L. Hall, Daniel J. Weiner)....Pages 249-269
 Reference Equations for Pulmonary Function Tests  (Bruce H. Culver, Sanja Stanojevic)....Pages 271-289
 Management of and Quality Control in the Pulmonary Function Laboratory  (Susan Blonshine, Jeffrey Haynes, Katrina Hynes)....Pages 291-311
Back Matter ....Pages 313-318