title: [Lung function testing in private practice].
abstract: According to the international guidelines of COPD (GOLD) and asthma (GINA) diagnosis and treatment of both diseases necessitate spirometry in the private practice as well as in hospital setting. However today, spirometry is not sufficiently used in Switzerland. This paper intends to give an easy overview how spirometry is performed and spirometric values can be interpreted.
authors.affiliation: Innere Medizin und Pneumologie, Zürcher Höhenklinik Davos. thomas.rothe@zhd.ch
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authors.lastname: Rothe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016084:Bronchoconstriction; D006801:Humans; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008403:Mass Screening; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011331:Private Practice; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013147:Spirometry / Q000379:methods*; D013557:Switzerland