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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> | ||
{{Image|Flow volume loop - restrictive.gif|right|350px|Respiratory | {{Image|Flow volume loop - normal.gif|right|350px|Respiratory flow volume loop of a patient without abnormalities.}} | ||
{{Image|Flow volume loop - restrictive.gif|right|350px|Respiratory flow volume loop of a patient with restrictive airways.}} | |||
Pulmonary function tests include: | Pulmonary function tests include: | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 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:
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Pulmonary function test (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.