Measuring lung function using sound waves: role of the forced oscillation technique and impulse oscillometry system.
Measuring lung function using sound waves: role of the forced oscillation technique and impulse oscillometry system.
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10.1183/20734735.020514
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2015-03
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Salvi S
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Brashier B;Salvi S
测量肺功能是阻塞性呼吸道疾病(OAD)患者决策过程中的重要组成部分。它不仅有助于得出特定的诊断，而且还有助于评估严重程度，以便能够实施适当的药物治疗，有助于确定预后，并有助于评估对治疗的反应。肺活量测定法是目前临床上最常用的肺功能检测方法，被认为是诊断哮喘和慢性阻塞性肺疾病的金标准。然而，肺活量测定并不是一项容易的测试，因为用力呼气和吸气动作需要良好的患者合作。5岁的儿童、老年人和那些有身体和认知障碍的人不能轻易地进行肺活量测定。
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.