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In [[medicine]], '''pulmonary function tests''', also called '''respiratory function tests''', are "measurement of the various processes involved in the act of respiration: inspiration, expiration, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, lung volume and compliance, etc.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]], '''pulmonary function tests''', also called '''respiratory function tests''', are "measurement of the various processes involved in the act of respiration: inspiration, expiration, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, lung volume and compliance, etc.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
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While precise measurements of these parameters take specialized equipment, often requiring considerable operator skill, it is worth noting that inexpensive peak flow meters are a vital part of patient self-management of asthma and several other respiratory diseases. | |||
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Revision as of 14:04, 6 June 2010
In medicine, pulmonary function tests, also called respiratory function tests, are "measurement of the various processes involved in the act of respiration: inspiration, expiration, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, lung volume and compliance, etc.[1]
Pulmonary function tests include:
While precise measurements of these parameters take specialized equipment, often requiring considerable operator skill, it is worth noting that inexpensive peak flow meters are a vital part of patient self-management of asthma and several other respiratory diseases.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Pulmonary function test (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.