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:
- Physiological determinants of spirometry
- Characteristic flow-volume curves
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