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Chapter-02 Understanding the tests

BOOK TITLE: Pocket Tutor Understanding ABGs & Lung Function Tests

Author
1. Thillai Muhunthan
2. Hattotuwa Keith
3. Bailey Peter SJ
ISBN
9781909836853
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18246_3
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2020
Pages
44
Author Affiliations
1. Imperial College London, London, UK, Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Papworth Hospital; University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
2. Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
3. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Chapter keywords
Lung function test, arterial blood gas, ABG, ABG analyser, capillary blood gas, venous blood gas, spirometry, contraindication, peak expiratory flow rate, PEFR, forced spirometry, lung volume measurement, gas diffusion, bronchoprovocation test

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