Spirometry in office practice: getting full measure from a useful tool.
Spirometry is a simple but underutilized test that is particularly well suited for office practice. With it, the physician can distinguish among different types of ventilatory impairment and follow the patient's course. It also permits detection of small-airway disease at an early stage, when measures to prevent development of chronic bronchitis and emphysema may be effective.
D005105:Expiratory Reserve Volume; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005652:Functional Residual Capacity; D006801:Humans; D007320:Inspiratory Capacity; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008297:Male; D012115:Residual Volume; D012737:Sex Factors; D013147:Spirometry; D014109:Total Lung Capacity; D014797:Vital Capacity