Before you start
It is recommended that you acquire basic background knowledge before embarking on testing your command of spirometry. Concise information is available in the following chapters:
- Performing spirometric tests

- Expressing test results

- Lung function indices, in particular
the paragraphs on FEV1,
and on VC, IVC and FVC

- Criteria for obstruction, bronchodilatation

- Deviation from ECCS/ERS recommendations

A good working knowledge of the pathophysiology of flow limitation is indispensible for optimally interpreting spirometric test results. Recommended reading: