Pulmonary function testing serves 2 important clinical goals: (1) categorizing the physiologic impairment from lung disease (ie, obstructive, restrictive, etc) and (2) quantifying the degree of ...

Examining a patient for common or complex pulmonary issues in a primary care setting takes time and expertise — physicians need to ask about symptoms and medical history and determine which tests to ...

The Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the latest published research and science and produce a report addressing best ...

A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The lung is the primary organ likely to be exposed by inhalation studies and, therefore, measurement of changes in lung function are of ...