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Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests: Spirometry

Interpreting Spirometry

Thomas Gross, MD

Peer Review Status: Externally Peer Reviewed by the Department of Internal Medicine Virtual Hospital Editorial Board


While there is some physician to physician variability in the interpretation of PFT's, general principles are agreed upon. The criteria given here are the ones used at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

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