Exercise stress tests 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 test, Exercise tolerance test
- Categories
- Organismal assay → Physiological assay → Pulmonary function tests → Exercise stress tests
Moffitt
CTSI CRS Body Composition/Exercise Physiology/Metabolism Core
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI),
Moffitt
Contact: John Shepherd
415-891-7437
john.shepherd@ucsf.edu
- Cycle ergometry
- Other functional testing e.g. 6-minute walk test, stair climb, grip strength
- Treadmill tests
- VO2max Test