2nd Edition

Making Sense of Lung Function Tests

224 Pages 52 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

224 Pages 52 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

224 Pages 52 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Respiratory problems are the most common cause of acute admission to hospital. A variety of diagnostic investigations are required, both for acute and clinic assessment. Making Sense of Lung Function Tests, Second Edition familiarises both trainees and more experienced clinicians with the interpretation of a range of respiratory parameters. It places lung function in a clinical context... Read more

Tests of airway function and mechanical properties. Blood gas interpretation. Exercise testing. Interpretation. 

Biography

Jonathan Dakin MD FRCP BSc Hons, is Consultant Respiratory Physician at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey. He is also Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Hampshire.  

 

Mark Mottershaw is Chief Respiratory Physiologist at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Hampshire.

 

Elena Kourteli is Consultant Anaesthetist at St George’s University Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust, London.