General considerations for lung function testing

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SERIES ATS/ERS TASK FORCE: STANDARDISATION OF LUNGFUNCTION testing Edited by V. Brusasco, R. Crapo and G. ViegiNumber 1 in this SeriesGeneral considerations for lung Miller, R. Crapo, J. Hankinson, V. Brusasco, F. Burgos, R. Casaburi,A. Coates, P. Enright, van der Grinten, P. Gustafsson, R. Jensen, Johnson, N. MacIntyre, R. McKay, D. Navajas, Pedersen,R. Pellegrino, G. Viegi and J. 154Patient 154Contraindications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Patient 154Age, height and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Therapy.

Subjects should be as relaxed as possible before and during the tests. The decision to avoid long- and short-acting broncho-dilators is a …

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