title: Assessing lung function.
abstract: Poor perception of significant symptoms by many sufferers of chronic lung diseases and less than optimal assessment by clinicians can lead to inadequate management of many respiratory problems. This article examines some of the strategies and pitfalls in the evaluation of the history, the physical examination and lung function tests.
authors.affiliation: Asthma Foundation of Tasmania.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mecoy
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*