Table of Contents

Part 1. Introduction
Why do a CPEX?
How to do a CPEX
Part 2. Key CPEX parameters
Oxygen uptake
Heart rate
Oxygen-pulse
Ventilation
Carbon dioxide output
The respiratory exchange ratio
The anaerobic threshold
Ventilatory equivalents
The respiratory compensation point
Oxygen desaturation
Part 3. Using CPEX data
Presentation of results
Exercise prescription
Clinical scenarios
Pre-operative CPEX testing
Part 4. Appendices
Further reading
List of key points
List of practical tips

About the Author

William Kinnear, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK, John Blakely, Senior Lecturer, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK