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Pulmonary Function Reference Equations: A Brief History to Explain All the Confusion
Jeffrey M Haynes, David A Kaminsky, Sanja Stanojevic and Gregg L Ruppel
Respiratory Care July 2020, 65 (7) 1030-1038; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.07188
Jeffrey M Haynes
Pulmonary Function Laboratory, St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, New Hampshire.
David A Kaminsky
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont.
Sanja Stanojevic
Translational Medicine Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Gregg L Ruppel
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Respiratory Care
Vol. 65, Issue 7
1 Jul 2020
Pulmonary Function Reference Equations: A Brief History to Explain All the Confusion
Jeffrey M Haynes, David A Kaminsky, Sanja Stanojevic, Gregg L Ruppel
Respiratory Care Jul 2020, 65 (7) 1030-1038; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.07188
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- Article
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Lung Function as an Indicator of Lung Health (Inverse Modeling)
- Why Do We Need Reference Equations?
- Limitations of Reference Equations
- What Is Normal?
- How Should Pulmonary Function Data Be Presented for Interpretation?
- Accepting Uncertainty
- Incorporating Uncertainty Into Interpretation
- Not All Approaches Are Equal
- Can Disease Be Present If the Pulmonary Function Test Is “Normal”?
- Appreciating Longitudinal Changes Within the “Normal” Range
- How Do I Decide Which Reference Equation to Use?
- Summary
- Footnotes
- References
- Figures & Data
- Info & Metrics
- References