Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume II - Exercise and Clinical Testing

R.C. Richard Davison, PhD, FBASES, CSci, is Professor of Exercise Physiology in the School of Health and Life Sciences at the University of the West of Scotland, UK.Paul M. Smith, PhD, FBASES, FHEA, is Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology in the School of Sport and Health Sciences at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK.James Hopker, PhD, is Professor of Sport and Exercise Science and Deputy Director of the Division of Natural Sciences at the University of Kent, UK.Michael J. Price, PhD, FBASES, is Reader in Exercise Physiology at Coventry University, UK.Florentina Hettinga, PhD, FACSM, FECSS, SFHEA, is Professor of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation and Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange of the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation at Northumbria University, UK.Garry Tew, PhD, FBASES, FHEA, is Professor of Clinical Exercise Science in the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation at Northumbria University, UK.Lindsay Bottoms, PhD, FBASES, is Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, and the Director of the Research Centre for Psychology and Sports Sciences.

• IntroductionPart 11.1 Professional Competency and Working with Others 1.2: Physiological Exercise Testing: Ethical Considerations1.3: Health and Safety in Duty of Care: Evaluating and Stratifying Risk1.4: Safeguarding in Physiological Testing1.5: Influence of Medication on Typical Exercise ResponsePart 22.1: Data Intelligence and Feedback in a Clinical Context2.2: Reliability and Measurement Error2.3 Scaling: Adjusting Physiological and Performance Measures to Body SizePart 33.1: Participant Pre-test Preparation and Evaluation3.2: Maintenance and Calibration Standards: A Cornerstone of Laboratory Quality Assurance3.3: Lung and Respiratory Muscle Function3.4: Surface Anthropometry3.5: Functional Screening3.6: Assessment of Free-living Energy Expenditure3.7: Respiratory Gas Analysis3.8: Metabolic Threshold Testing: Interpretation and Prognostic Prescriptive Value3.9: Ratings of Perceived Exertion3.10: Clinical Strength Testing3.11: Blood Sampling3.12: Field Based Assessments for Determining Aerobic Fitness and Exercise Prescription3.13: Quantifying Free-living Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviours in Adults3.14: Musculoskeletal AssessmentPart 44.1: Assessment of Peripheral Blood Flow and Vascular Function4.2: Application of Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry4.3: Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function4.4: Methods in Exercise Immunology4.5: Skeletal Muscle Biopsy: Techniques and ApplicationsPart 55.1: Exercise Testing in Obesity5.2: Exercise Testing in Cardiovascular Disease5.3: Exercise Testing in Diabetes5.4: Exercise Testing in Chronic Kidney Disease5.5: Exercise Testing in Chronic Lung Disease5.6: Exercise Testing in Breast and Prostate Cancer5.7: Exercise Testing in Peripheral Arterial Disease5.8: Exercise Testing in Children5.9: Exercise Testing in Older Adults5.10: Exercise Testing in Females5.11: Exercise Testing in Pregnancy5.12: Exercise Testing in Heart Failure