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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
Other diagnostic studies for occupational lung disease include spirometry, which distinguishes obstructive from restrictive lung disease.
Other Diagnostic Studies
- Other diagnostic studies for occupational lung disease include:[1]
- Spirometry, which demonstrates:
- Forced vital capacity
- Forced expiratory volume in one second
- A normal result is equal to approximately 0.8
- A result of < 0.8 indicates an obstructive lung disease
- A result of > 0.8 indicates a restrictive lung disease
- Bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage, which demonstrates:
- Blockages
- Foreign bodies
- Anatomy
- May be used to take a biopsy or cellular sample
- Spirometry, which demonstrates:
References
- ↑ McCluskey JD, Harbison SC, Johnson GT, Xu P, Morris S, Wolfson J, Harbison RD (2014). "Occupational health surveillance: Pulmonary function testing in emergency responders". J Emerg Trauma Shock. 7 (3): 180–5. doi:10.4103/0974-2700.136861. PMC 4126118. PMID 25114428.