Lung Function Testing in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
COPD
Diagnosis
Dyspnea
Exertion
Lung function
Pulmonary function tests
Journal
Clinics in chest medicine
ISSN: 1557-8216
Titre abrégé: Clin Chest Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7907612
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2020
09 2020
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2020
medline:
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ppublish
Résumé
Lung function testing has undisputed value in the comprehensive assessment and individualized management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a pathologic condition in which a functional abnormality, poorly reversible expiratory airway obstruction, is at the core of its definition. After an overview of the physiologic underpinnings of the disease, the authors outline the role of lung function testing in this disease, including diagnosis, assessment of severity, and indication for and responses to pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions. They discuss the current controversies surrounding test interpretation with these purposes in mind and provide balanced recommendations to optimize their usefulness in different clinical scenarios.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32800190
pii: S0272-5231(20)30037-X
doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2020.06.004
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
347-366Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Disclosure The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose relative to the subject matter or materials discussed in this article.