ATS Pulmonary Function Laboratory Manual

ATS Pulmonary Function Laboratory Management & Procedure Manual

Contributors

First Edition Susan Blonshine, BS, RRT, RPFT  (Chapters 3, 14, 15, 16 and 19) Robert A. Brown, BS, RRT, RPFT  (Chapters 4, 8 and 9) Catherine M. Foss, BS, RRT, RPFT  (Chapters 11 and 17) Carl D. Mottram, RRT, RPFT  (Chapters 13 and 18) Gregg L. Ruppel, MEd, RRT, RPFT  (Chapters 6 and 7) JackWanger, MSc, RRT, RPFT  (Chapters 1, 2, 5, 10, 12 and 20)

Second Edition Susan Blonshine, BS, RRT, RPFT  (Chapters 3, 4, 9, 14, 15, 16 and 20) Carl D. Mottram, BA, RRT, RPFT  (Chapters 2, 5, 7, 13, 17 and 18) JackWanger, MSc, RRT, RPFT  (Chapters 1, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 19 and 21) Third Edition JackWanger, MSc, RRT, RPFT, FAARC (Chapters 1, 7−21), Pulmonary FunctionTesting and Clinical Trials Consultant Rochester, MN Carl D. Mottram, BA, RRT, RPFT, FAARC (Chapters 2–6), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Rochester, MN David A. Kaminsky, MD University of Vermont College of Medicine Burlington, VT Neil R. MacIntyre, MD Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Meredith C. McCormack, MD, MHS John Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Margaret Rosenfeld, MD Children’s Hospital Regional Medical Center in Seattle Seattle, WA JackWanger, MSc, RRT, RPFT, FAARC Pulmonary FunctionTesting and Clinical Trials Consultant Rochester, MN Daniel J. Weiner, MD Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

ATS Proficiency Standard for Clinical Pulmonary Function Laboratories Committee Allan L. Coates, MD Emeritus Professor of Medicine Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Canada

Bruce H. Culver, MD Emeritus Professor of Medicine University ofWashington Medical Center Olga, WA

Brian L. Graham, PhD Professor Emeritus University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Canada

Teal S. Hallstrand, MD, MPH University ofWashington Medical Center Seattle, WA

John L. Hankinson, PhD Hankinson Consulting, Inc. Winterville, GA