Chapter 4Carbon monoxide transfer factor: single breath method The carbon monoxide transfer factor (TLCO) measurement is one of the more physiologically and technically complex tests performed in the respiratory function…
Chapter 2Spirometry Spirometry is probably the most commonly performed lung function test. Spirometry measures flow and volume components of ventilatory function and is measured under relaxed or forced conditions. Forced…
Chapter 3Static lung volumes Static lung volumes can be measured in the lung function laboratory by the following methods: Whole body plethysmography Multiple breath washout method Helium dilution method Single…
Chapter 8When the results do not fit the rules As you become more proficient at interpretation and report writing, and increase the volume of reports you are writing, you will…
Chapter 7The importance of quality tests Assessment of test quality is an essential step in the interpretation strategy. A suboptimal quality result reported as a good quality result may result…
Chapter 5Tests of respiratory muscle strength Respiratory muscle strength can be measured via a variety of techniques of varying technical difficulty and degrees of invasiveness (1). This chapter discusses the…
Chapter 6Bronchial provocation tests Bronchial provocation tests assist in identifying airway hyper-responsive ness (AHR—a major feature of asthma) in individuals who have normal spirometry with no bronchodilator (BD) reversibility but…
