Pediatric Laboratory Exercise Testing: Clinical Guidelines (book)
Consensus guidelines for effective clinical laboratory exercise testing in children DESCRIPTION This up-to-date reference provides professionals in pediatrics, sports medicine, and exercise science with consensus guidelines for clinical laboratory exercise testing for children. The book is a result of the Standards for Pediatric Exercise Testing Conference, held October 1991, in Scottsdale, Arizona, and sponsored by Campbell Taggart, Inc. Leading pediatric exercise scientists met to develop guidelines for clinical exercise testing in children. Previous pediatric exercise testing methods have been based on laboratory test procedures designed for adults with, cardiovascular disease. Pediatric Laboratory Exercise Testing: Clinical Guidelines solves this methodological problem by presenting procedures specifically designed for the entire pediatric age range. The book s contributors * review traditional aspects of pediatric testing, * explore the latest techniques for using pediatric testing protocols and interpreting results, and * identify areas where future research is needed. The book places special emphasis on laboratory-based exercise testing techniques for assessing and diagnosing the physical fitness of pediatric patients with cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, musculoskeletal, and metabolic disorders. Pediatric Laboratory Exercise Testing: Clinical Guidelines is an excellent reference for pediatric pulmonary and cardiology professionals and sports medicine specialists involved in laboratory research, clinical diagnosis and treatment, evaluation, or training of young athletes. AUDIENCE Reference for reference professionals in pediatrics, sports medicine, and exercise science CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Contributors Chapter 1. Conducting the Pediatric Exercise Test, Teresa L. Tomassoni, PhD Indications for Exercise Testing in Children * Contraindications and Special Considerations * Safety Issues * Physical Environment of the Laboratory * Laboratory Staffing * Laboratory Equipment * Emergency Equipment, Supplies, and Medication * Legal Aspects * Pretest Procedures * Preparation of the Skin and Electrode Attachment * Testing Procedures * Conclusion Chapter 2. Aerobic Exercise Testing Protocols, Thomas W. Rowland, MD Selection of the Test Protocol * Current Practice * Cycle Versus Treadmill Tests * Treadmill Testing Protocols * Cycle Protocols * Testing Protocols for Special