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Pulmonary Physiology
John Kreit's Pulmonary Physiology Reading List
Diffusing Capacity
- Macintyre N, Crapo RO, Viegi G, et al. Standardisation of the single-breath determination of carbon monoxide uptake in the lung. Eur Respir J. 2005;26(4):720–735. doi:10.1183/09031936.05.00034905
- Hughes JM, Pride NB. Examination of the carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DL(CO)) in relation to its KCO and VA components. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012;186(2):132–139. doi:10.1164/rccm.201112-2160CI
- Jensen RL, Crapo RO. Diffusing capacity: how to get it right. Respir Care. 2003;48(8):777–782.
Exercise Testing
- American Thoracic Society; American College of Chest Physicians. ATS/ACCP Statement on cardiopulmonary exercise testing [published correction appears in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 May 15;1451-2]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003;167(2):211–277. doi:10.1164/rccm.167.2.211
- ERS Task Force, Palange P, Ward SA, et al. Recommendations on the use of exercise testing in clinical practice. Eur Respir J. 2007;29(1):185–209. doi:10.1183/09031936.00046906
- Supplement to ERS Task Force
Lung Volumes
- Wanger J, Clausen JL, Coates A, et al. Standardisation of the measurement of lung volumes. Eur Respir J. 2005;26(3):511–522. doi:10.1183/09031936.05.00035005
- Coates AL, Peslin R, Rodenstein D, Stocks J. Measurement of lung volumes by plethysmography. Eur Respir J. 1997;10(6):1415–1427. doi:10.1183/09031936.97.10061415
- DuBois AB, Botelho SY, Bedell GN, Marshall R, Comroe JH Jr. A rapid plethysmographic method for measuring thoracic gas volume: a comparison with a nitrogen washout method for measuring functional residual capacity in normal subjects. J Clin Invest. 1956;35(3):322–326. doi:10.1172/JCI103281
- Newth CJ, Enright P, Johnson RL. Multiple-breath nitrogen washout techniques: including measurements with patients on ventilators. Eur Respir J. 1997;10(9):2174–2185. doi:10.1183/09031936.97.10092174
- Ruppel GL. What is the clinical value of lung volumes?. Respir Care. 2012;57(1):26–38. doi:10.4187/respcare.01374
- Sue DY. Measurement of lung volumes in patients with obstructive lung disease. A matter of time (constants). Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2013;10(5):525–530. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.201307-236OC
PFT Interpretation
- Pellegrino R, Viegi G, Brusasco V, et al. Interpretative strategies for lung function tests. Eur Respir J. 2005;26(5):948–968. doi:10.1183/09031936.05.00035205
- Culver BH. How should the lower limit of the normal range be defined?. Respir Care. 2012;57(1):136–145. doi:10.4187/respcare.01427
- Miller A, Enright PL. PFT interpretive strategies: American Thoracic Society/ European Respiratory Society 2005 guideline gaps. Respir Care. 2012;57(1):127–135. doi:10.4187/respcare.01503
Spirometry
- Miller MR, Hankinson J, Brusasco V, et al. Standardisation of spirometry. Eur Respir J. 2005;26(2):319–338. doi:10.1183/09031936.05.00034805
- Enright PL. How to make sure your spirometry tests are of good quality. Respir Care. 2003;48(8):773–776.
Handout (PFT Interpretation)
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