Wasserman & Whipp's Principles of Exercise Testing and Interpretation

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023!

This comprehensive guide provides a practical and clinically relevant overview of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), equipping you with the knowledge and skills to effectively utilize this valuable tool.

Key Features:

• Clear and Accessible: Provides a clear definition of terminology and focuses on the core elements of CPET, making it accessible to clinicians from various backgrounds.
• Essential Physiology: Reviews the key aspects of exercise physiology and metabolism necessary for understanding CPET measurements.
• Core Procedures and Measurements: Outlines the essential procedures and measurements for conducting CPET and maintaining laboratory quality control.
• Systematic Interpretation: Provides a step-by-step approach to interpreting exercise data, including the scientific and technical basis of the methods and analyses.
• Practical Application: Includes a new chapter on data interpretation, focusing on practical approaches to viewing, summarizing, and reporting results.
• Case-Based Learning: Illustrates normal and abnormal exercise test results through real-world case presentations.
• Expert Guidance: Benefit from the extensive experience and expertise of authors from various fields, including pulmonary medicine, physiology, cardiology, metabolism, and sports medicine.