title: Pulmonary exercise testing.
abstract: Pulmonary exercise testing can help define the specific cause of exercise-related symptoms. A knowledge of basic respiratory physiology and static pulmonary function studies is necessary to understand and interpret these tests.
mesh_terms: D005080:Exercise Test; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D012125:Respiratory Center / Q000502:physiology; D013147:Spirometry; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio; D014797:Vital Capacity
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen