Clinical Exercise Testing

An Introduction to Exercise Testing. Physiology of Exercise. Sensory Aspects of Exercise. Clinical Uses of Exercise Testing. Approaches to Clinical Exercise Testing. Conduct of the Stage 1 Test. The Exercise Electrocardiogram. Interpretation of Stage 1 Exercise Test Results. Conduct of Stage 2, 3, And 4 Exercise Studies. Interpretation of Stage 2 Test Results: Integration Between Measurements and Mechanisms. Interpretation of Stage 3 Test Results: Steady State Cardiac Output and Pulmonary Gas Exchange. Interpretation--Further Examples. Equipment. Appendix A: Symbols. Appendix B: Calculation of Results. Appendix C: Conversion Factors and Constants. Appendix D: Normal Standards. Appendix E: Informed Consent. Appendix F: Addresses of Some Manufacturers of Exercise Testing Equipment.