Chapter-13 Final Interpretation
BOOK TITLE: Pulmonary Function Testing & Interpretation
Author
1. Hansen James E
ISBN
9789350251058
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11277_13
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1.
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Respiratory and Critical Care Physiology and Medicine, Los Angeles Biomedical Research institute, at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
Chapter keywords
Pulmonary function tests,
upper airway obstruction,
severe obstructive lung disease,
ATS/ERS task force algorithm,
intrinsic lung disease,
body mass index,
obesity,
interstitial lung disease,
FEV1/VC,
FEV3/VC,
DLCO,
DLCO/VA’,
chronic bronchitis,
bronchiectasis,
emphysema,
connective tissue disease,
asbestosis,
lung malignancies,
pneumonia or infiltrates,
immunological lung disease,
pulmonary infarction,
ventilatory ability,
pre-bronchodilator value,
post-bronchodilator value,
ULN/LLN