1. Exercise Pulmonary Physiology in Health / A. William Sheel, P. Alexander Derchak and Jerome A. Dempsey
Breathing Patterns During Exercise
Reducing Airway Resistance in Exercise
Lung Mechanics During Exercise
Regulation of Exercise Ventilation
Pulmonary Gas Exchange During Exercise
Cardio-Pulmonary Interactions
2. Incidence of Asthma and Exercise-Induced Asthma / Randall L. Wilber
Incidence of Asthma and EIA in the General Population
Incidence of Asthma and EIA in the Athletic Population
Elite Athletes with Asthma and/or EIA
3. Pathophysiology of Exercise-Induced Asthma / Sandra D. Anderson and Karen Holzer
Features of Classical Exercise-Induced Asthma
Dehydration and Cooling in Exercise-Induced Asthma
Conditioning of the Inspired Air - Potent Stimulus to the Airways
Possible Mechanisms of Exercise-Induced Asthma
Osmotic, or Dehydration, Theory of EIA/EIB
4. Animal Models, Athletes, and the Development of Exercise-Induced Asthma / Arthur N. Freed and Michael S. Davis
Animal Models and Their Relevance to Exercise-Induced Asthma
Response to Repetitive Exposure
5. Role of Allergies in the Provocation of Exercise-Induced Asthma / William W. Storms
Sinus Disease and Exercise-Induced Asthma
Other Allergic Conditions
Prohibited Substances and Drug Control Issues
6. Asthma: Before, During, and After Exercise / Kenneth C. Beck, Oscar E. Suman and Paul D. Scanlon
Measuring Changes in Airway Function
Changes in Airway Function During Exercise
Quantifying Pulmonary Limitations During Exercise
7. Diagnosis of Exercise-Induced Asthma in the Athlete / Kenneth W. Rundell, Daniel A. Judelson and Scott D. Williams
Pulmonary Function Testing
Determining an Appropriate Exercise Challenge
Surrogate Challenges to Exercise
8. Asthma Treatment and Guidelines / Christine A. Sorkness, Rick Kelley and Robert F. Lemanske, Jr.
Pharmacologic Approaches for Prevention of Exercise-Induced Asthma
Nonpharmacological Interventions
9. Asthma Medications As Ergogenic Aids / Donald C. McKenzie and I. B. Stewart
Respiratory System As the Limiting Factor to Performance
Specific Pharmacological Agents
