Book contents
- CPET Made Simple
- CPET Made Simple
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I What Is Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing?
- Part II Conducting a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
- Chapter 4 Conduct of a CPET
- Chapter 5 Spirometry and Flow-Volume Loops
- Chapter 6 Ergometers and Work Rate Increment, Equipment, Staff, and Preparation
- Chapter 7 Workload, Breath-by-Breath Analysis and Test Phases, and Stopping a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
- Part III Interpreting a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
- Part IV Assessment of Exercise Capacity and Causes of Exercise Limitation and Dyspnoea
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 4 - Conduct of a CPET
from Part II - Conducting a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 April 2024
Book contents
- CPET Made Simple
- CPET Made Simple
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I What Is Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing?
- Part II Conducting a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
- Chapter 4 Conduct of a CPET
- Chapter 5 Spirometry and Flow-Volume Loops
- Chapter 6 Ergometers and Work Rate Increment, Equipment, Staff, and Preparation
- Chapter 7 Workload, Breath-by-Breath Analysis and Test Phases, and Stopping a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
- Part III Interpreting a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
- Part IV Assessment of Exercise Capacity and Causes of Exercise Limitation and Dyspnoea
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
CPET was initially used in the 1980s as a means of evaluating heart failure. In subsequent decades, its utility has been shown for a variety of indications across a wide variety of specialities.
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- CPET Made SimpleA Practical Guide to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, pp. 25 - 30Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024