OUES, a useful sub-maximal CPET indicator of maximum VO2
The primary goal of a Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Test (CPET) is to determine an individual’s maximum oxygen consumption (VO2), minute ventilation (Ve) and heart rate (HR). An adequate CPET is …
Month March 2014
An IC shows it’s probably not restriction
For the last couple of years it seems that I’ve had more problems than usual with lung volume tests. Even though this seems to date from the time that my lab went through its hardware and sof…
Measuring Thoracic Gas Compression
During exhalation air flow occurs because of the pressure difference between the alveoli and the surrounding atmosphere. The increase in alveolar pressure acts to compress the air inside the lung a…
It’s all about FEV1, except when it isn’t.
A number of physicians and researchers I’ve known and respected have said that in spirometry it always comes down to FEV1 since it is the primary indicator for airway obstruction. Certainly F…