title: Value of simple parameters during exercise in chronic obstructive lung disease.
abstract: The value of simple physiological parameters as heart rate and peak expiratory flow rate, and bicycle ergometer, together with electrocardiogram is emphasized. Exercise capacity, exercise induced bronchoconstriction and/or electrocardiographic abnormalities are the conditions most important to look for. Recording tidal volume and respiratory air low might give additional information about disproportion between ventilatory "drive" and "performance".
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005080:Exercise Test; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests