Routine Lung Function Tests
American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory SocietyPublished: March 11, 2022
- Key Points
- Interpretation
- Determination of a Bronchodilator Response
- Calculation of a Conditional Change Score in Children
- Calculation of FEV1Q in adults
- Figures
- Normal Distribution With Z-scores and Percentiles Displayed
- FEV1/FVC Predicted and Limits of Normal Compared With the Fixed Cut-off of 0.7
- Comparison of the ATS/ERS 2005 Recommendations to ATS/ERS 2022 Recommendations
- Examples of Typical Flow-Volume Loop Configurations
- Algorithms
- Approach to Interpretation of Spirometry
- Approach to Interpretation of DLCO
- Approach to Interpretation of Lung Volumes
- Tables
- Functional Classification of Common Impairments Assessed by Conventional PFTs and Their Pathophysiological Determinants
- Summary of Types of Spirometrically Defined and Lung Volume Defined Ventilatory Impairments
- Lung Function Indices Capable of Differentiating Extrathoracic from Intrathoracic Obstruction in Adults
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