MITCHELLHOROWITZCardiopulmonaryExerciseTestingOutlineDescriptionofCPETWhoshouldandwhoshouldnotgetCPETWhentoterminateCPETExercisephysiologyDefineterms:respiratoryexchangeratio,ventilatoryequivalent,heartratereserve,breathingreserve,oxygenpulsePatternofCPETresultsCOPDvsCHFRationaleforExerciseTestingCardiopulmonarymeasurementsobtainedatrestmaynotestimatefunctionalcapacityreliablyClinicalExerciseTests6-minwalktestSubmaximalShuttlewalktestIncremental,maximal,symptom-limitedExercisebronchoprovocationExertionaloximetryCardiacstresstestCPETKarlmanWassermanCouplingofExternalVentilationandCellularMetabolismAdaptationsofWasserman’sGearsGeneralMechanismsofExerciseLimitationPulmonaryVentilatoryRespiratorymuscledysfunctionImpairedgasexchangeCardiovascularReducedstrokevolumeAbnormal