Interpreting pulmonary function tests: Recognize the ...

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866CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF medicine VOLUME 70 NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 2003HE MAJOR LIMITATIONof pulmonaryfunction tests is in how they are inter-preted. They can be used to identify the pat-tern and severity of a physiologic abnormali-ty, but used alone, they generally cannot dis-tinguish among the potential causes of , pulmonary function tests must beinterpreted in the context of a proper history,physical examination, and ancillary diagnostictests. Once a pattern is recognized (obstruc-tive, restrictive, or normal) and its severitymeasured, that information, combined withother patient data, often leads to a this article we will provide an overviewof basic pulmonary function tests and an algo-rithm for using and int

Jun 05, 2012 · Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic REENA MEHRA, MD Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals, Cleveland ... Every clinician should have an organized approach to interpreting pulmonary function tests that will allow him or her to recognize and quantitate abnormalities.

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