Issues in computerized spirometry.
Computerization of pulmonary function testing is forcing rewrites of time-honored protocols and shifting responsibilities from technician to machine. Spirometry, in particular, has become a diagnostic test virtually free of manual measurements and calculations; computerization even provides interpretation of the results. Along with these improvements, computerized spirometry also raises questions regarding reference values, interpretive criteria, and standardization.
D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards*; D006748:Hospital Departments; D012139:Respiratory Therapy Department, Hospital; D013147:Spirometry / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States