Interpretation of lung function test
Complete lung function test (with bodyplethysmography)
Small lung function test (without bodyplethysmography)
Reversibility testing
Reversibility testing
Bronchial resistance
Bronchial reactivity
COPD
Diffusion capacity
Male
Female
before inhalation
after inhalation of a β
2
-agonist
Interpretation
% Reference
Absolute
Ref.
% Ref.
Absolute
Ref.
% Ref.
Lung disease
TLC
TLC
RV
RV
Tiffeneau-Index :
VC
VC
Severity
FVC
FVC
Small airways disease
FEV1
FEV1
Reversibility
FEV1/FVC
FEV1/FVC
FEF 25-75%
FEF 25-75%
Bronchial resistance
Raw
Raw
Bronchial reactivity
PD 20
PD 20
DLCO
DLCO
Diffusion capacity
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