(eBook) Exercise and Sports Pulmonology by Annalisa Cogo

This is the PDF eBook version for Exercise and Sports Pulmonology – Pathophysiological Adaptations and Rehabilitation by Annalisa Cogo, Matteo Bonini, Paolo Onorati

Table of Contents

I EXERCISE LUNG PHYSIOLOGY.- 1 Pulmonary physiology and response to exercise.- II RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.- 2 Medical history, questionnaires and physical examination.- 3 Lung Function Tests: standardization and interpretative strategies.- III RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND SPORT.- 4 Asthma.- 5 COPD.- 6 Cystic Fibrosis.- 7 Interstitial Lung Diseases.- 8 Pulmonary Hypertension.- 9 Respiratory Infections.- IV RESPIRATORY TRAINING AND REHABILITATION.- 10 Respiratory Muscle Training.- 11 Pulmonary rehabilitation.- V SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.- 12 Lung, exercise and extreme environments.- 13 Respiratory aspects in élite athletes.- 14 Environmental conditions, air pollutants, and airways.