| Evaluating and monitoring the adolescent with pulmonary function testing. | |
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PMID: 11060549 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This article reviews pulmonary function tests (quantitative measurements of physiologic functioning of lungs, chest wall, and respiratory muscles) as valuable tools for the diagnosis and management of chronic respiratory disease in adolescents. Advances in technology have made pulmonary function testing more available and, for some tests, easier to perform. Pulmonary function evaluation is used for diagnosis of pulmonary disease. Testing will identify abnormal physiologic processes that result in obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease and, together with a complete history, physical examination, and other tests, help to determine the specific etiology. Pulmonary function measurement may be used to manage a patientís disease over time. Quantitative evaluation of the response to many specific therapies, such as asthma medications and environmental control, can only be achieved by measuring pulmonary function. Monitoring pulmonary toxicity of medications, such as chemotherapeutic agents, is also done by measuring pulmonary function. In many patients with chronic pulmonary disease, such as cystic fibrosis, the pulmonary function laboratory can be used to assess the patient's physiologic limitation. |
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Authors:
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J H Marks |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Adolescent medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.) Volume: 11 ISSN: 1041-3499 ISO Abbreviation: Adolesc Med Publication Date: 2000 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-12-27 Completed Date: 2001-03-08 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9006270 Medline TA: Adolesc Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 483-500 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA. |
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Adolescent Adolescent Health Services Chronic Disease Female Humans Lung / physiology* Male Respiratory Function Tests / standards* Respiratory Tract Diseases / diagnosis* |
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