Chapter 1. The background
- The background intro
- Reviewing key historical milestones
- Identifying indications for pulmonary function testing
- Recognizing pulmonary function test categories
- The background quiz
Chapter 2. The basic techniques
- The basic techniques intro
- Appreciating testing ingenuity
- Measuring lung volume using helium dilution
- Using body plethysmography
- Appreciating differences between various methods
- The basic techniques quiz
Chapter 3. Evaluating the lungs at rest
- Evaluating the lungs at rest intro
- Measuring respiratory system compliance
- Measuring static lung compliance
- Measuring static chest wall compliance
- Evaluating the lungs at rest quiz
Chapter 4. Assessing breathing
- Assessing breathing intro
- Measuring forced vital capacities
- Measuring maximal voluntary ventilation
- Assessing airway resistance and conductance
- Detecting airway inflammation
- Assessing breathing quiz
Chapter 5. Challenging the airways
- Challenging the airways intro
- Performing the methacholine challenge test
- Using the exercise test
- Administering the inhalation challenge test
- Taking precautions with bronchoprovocation testing
- Challenging the airways quiz
Chapter 6. Checking small airways function
- Checking small airways function intro
- Measuring dynamic compliance
- Interpreting helium-oxygen flow volume curves
- Using the nitrogen washout test
- Checking small airways function quiz
Chapter 7. Analyzing gas exchange
- Analyzing gas exchange intro
- Mastering the physiology of ventilation
- Analyzing alveolar gas composition
- Measuring diffusing capacity
- Analyzing gas exchange quiz
Chapter 8. Using specialized lung function tests
- Using specialized lung function tests intro
- Using the high altitude simulation test (HAST)
- Evaluating ventilatory responses to hypoxemia and hypercapnia
- Performing the six-minute walk test
- Using specialized lung function tests quiz
Chapter 9. Diagnosing respiratory disorders
- Diagnosing respiratory disorders intro
- Interpreting abnormal patterns
- Adhering to interpretation guidelines
- Assessing physiological determinants
- Diagnosing respiratory disorders quiz
