TY - JOUR
T1 - Pulmonary Function Tests for the Generalist
T2 - A Brief Review
AU - Dempsey, Timothy M.
AU - Scanlon, Paul D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - One of the frequent reasons patients see their primary care physicians is for the symptom of dyspnea. Among the objective tests to quantify this symptom is the pulmonary function test, which includes several different studies: spirometry with flow-volume loop, lung volumes, and diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide. The results may indicate both respiratory and nonrespiratory disorders, including helping in the diagnosis of cardiac or neuromuscular diseases. This review, intended for the generalist, describes common findings of pulmonary function tests and provides a road map for interpretation.
AB - One of the frequent reasons patients see their primary care physicians is for the symptom of dyspnea. Among the objective tests to quantify this symptom is the pulmonary function test, which includes several different studies: spirometry with flow-volume loop, lung volumes, and diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide. The results may indicate both respiratory and nonrespiratory disorders, including helping in the diagnosis of cardiac or neuromuscular diseases. This review, intended for the generalist, describes common findings of pulmonary function tests and provides a road map for interpretation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.04.009
DO - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.04.009
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29866281
AN - SCOPUS:85047309365
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 93
SP - 763
EP - 771
JO - Mayo Clinic proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic proceedings
IS - 6
ER -