Measuring lung function using sound waves: role of the forced oscillation technique and impulse oscillometry system
Open Access
- 11 March 2015
- journal article
- Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in Breathe
- Vol. 11 (1), 57-65
- https://doi.org/10.1183/20734735.020514
Abstract
Measuring lung function is an important component in the decision making process for patients with obstructive airways disease (OAD). Not only does it help in arriving at a specific diagnosis, but it also helps in evaluating severity so that appropriate pharmacotherapy can be instituted, it helps determine prognosis and it helps evaluate response to therapy. Spirometry is currently the most commonly performed lung function test in clinical practice and is considered to be the gold standard diagnostic test for asthma and COPD. However, spirometry is not an easy test to perform because the forceful expiratory and inspiratory manoeuvres require good patient co-operation. Children aged <5 years, elderly people and those with physical and cognitive limitations cannot perform spirometry easily.Keywords
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