Value of simple parameters during exercise in chronic obstructive lung disease.
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".
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