PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE TESTING AND INTERPRETATION

"Exercise testing is valuable for: 1) diagnosing the many causes of exertional dyspnea; 2) evaluating the severity of the impairment of exercise performance; 3) evaluating the effect of medical, surgical, or rehabilitative therapy. This book is designed to provide a guide for exercise physiologists and physicians wishing to set up a laboratory for the purpose of any of the above objectives." [Preface] The chapter headings are: Exercise Testing and Interpretation: An Overview; Physiology of Exercise; Measurement of the Physiological Response to Exercise; Pathophysiology of Disorders Limiting Exercise; Protocols for Exercise Testing; Normal Values; Principles of Interpretation; and Cases Illustrating Pathophysiology. 274 mostly two-column pages, with tables, figures, 6 Appendixes, and Index; plus xiii pages, prefatory matter. Boards show color loss at front lower quarter; name of prior owner inked on front paste-down; text is clean and strong.