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
- Part III Interpreting a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
- Part IV Assessment of Exercise Capacity and Causes of Exercise Limitation and Dyspnoea
- Chapter 19 General Interpretation and a Normal Test
- Chapter 20 Submaximal Test
- Chapter 21 CPET in Trained Athletes, Deconditioning, and Obesity
- Chapter 22 Cardiovascular Limitation
- Chapter 23 Ventilatory Limitation
- Chapter 24 Pulmonary Vascular Limitation
- Chapter 25 Peripheral Vascular Limitation
- Chapter 26 Peripheral Muscle Limitation
- Chapter 27 CPET and Dyspnoea
- Chapter 28 Dysfunctional Breathing
- Chapter 29 Peri-operative Risk Stratification and Shared Decision-Making
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 19 - General Interpretation and a Normal Test
from Part IV - Assessment of Exercise Capacity and Causes of Exercise Limitation and Dyspnoea
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
- Part III Interpreting a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
- Part IV Assessment of Exercise Capacity and Causes of Exercise Limitation and Dyspnoea
- Chapter 19 General Interpretation and a Normal Test
- Chapter 20 Submaximal Test
- Chapter 21 CPET in Trained Athletes, Deconditioning, and Obesity
- Chapter 22 Cardiovascular Limitation
- Chapter 23 Ventilatory Limitation
- Chapter 24 Pulmonary Vascular Limitation
- Chapter 25 Peripheral Vascular Limitation
- Chapter 26 Peripheral Muscle Limitation
- Chapter 27 CPET and Dyspnoea
- Chapter 28 Dysfunctional Breathing
- Chapter 29 Peri-operative Risk Stratification and Shared Decision-Making
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
There are many different potential causes of exercise limitation and there can be overlap between disease processes. We suggest applying the approach to interpretation outlined in Table 8.1 and Figure 8.7, explore what constitutes a ‘normal’ test, and how parameters may vary in different clinical scenarios.
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- CPET Made SimpleA Practical Guide to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, pp. 105 - 107Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024