chapter 1. Overview of physiological measurements / P. Ake Oberg and Tatsuo Togawa -- chapter 2. Cardiology : blood pressure / Alberto Avolio, Mark Butlin, and Dean Winter -- chapter 3. Cardiology : electrocardiography / Jason Ng and Jeffrey J. Goldberger -- chapter 4. Cardiology : hemodynamics / Sandor J. Kovacs -- chapter 5. Phonocardiography : recording of heart sounds and murmurs / Homer Nazeran -- chapter 6. Dermatology / John G. Webster -- chapter 7. Gastroenterology / John William Arkwright and Phil Dinning -- chapter 8. Measuring glomerular filtration rate in clinical practice / A. Michael Peters -- chapter 9. Neurology : central nervous system / Richard B. Reilly -- chapter 10. Neurology : peripheral nerves and muscles / Ernest Nlandu Kamavuako and Dario Farina -- chapter 11. Obstetrics and gynecology / Michael R. Neuman -- chapter 12. Ophthalmology / Ayyakkannu Manivannan and Vikki McBain -- chapter 13. Orthopedics / Miriam Hwang, Ubong Udoekwere, and Gerald Harris -- chapter 14. Physiologic measures in otology, neurotology, and audiology / Il Joon Moon, E. Skoe, and Jay T. Rubinstein -- chapter 15. Pathology : chemical tests / Arlyne B. Simon, Brendan M. Leung, Tommaso Bersano-Begey, Larry J. Bischof, and Shuichi Takayama -- chapter 16. Pediatric physiological measurements / Michael R. Neuman -- chapter 17. Measurements in pulmonology / Jason H.T. Bates, David W. Kaczka, and G. Kim Prisk -- chapter 18. Radiology / Melvin P. Siedband and John G. Webster -- chapter 19. Rehabilitation / John G. Webster -- chapter 20. Urology / Michael Drinnan and Clive Griffiths -- chapter 21. Data processing, analysis, and statistics / Gordon Silverman and Malcolm S. Woolfson.