Exercise tolerance test at UCSF
- Definition
- A pulmonary function test done to evaluate the effect of exercise on lung function tests. Spirometry readings are done after exercise and then again at rest.
- Synonyms
- Exercise stress tests, Exercise test
- Categories
- Physiological assay → Pulmonary function tests → Exercise tolerance test
Moffitt, SFGH
CTSI CRS Body Composition/Exercise Physiology/Metabolism Core
CTSI,
Moffitt, SFGH
Contact: Kathleen Mulligan
415-206-5882
kathleen.mulligan@ucsf.edu
- Cycle ergometry
- Exercise VO2
- Other functional testing e.g. 6-minute walk test, stair climb, grip strength
- Treadmill tests