title: The pulmonary function laboratory.
abstract: The pulmonary function laboratory is essential for evaluating patients with respiratory complaints and disorders. Lung function tests are widely used to detect evidence of disease, quantitate severity of dysfunction, elucidate pathophysiologic mechanisms, and assess response to therapy. For these reasons, standards for personnel, infection control and safety, equipment, and quality control are important considerations for the generation of physiologic data.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Section, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mahler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loke
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests