UTILITY OF SPIROMETRY IN ASSESSMENT OF UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTIONS: THE NEGLECTED PARAMETERS

UTILITY OF SPIROMETRY IN ASSESSMENT OF UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTIONS: THE NEGLECTED PARAMETERS

Upper airway obstructions represent a huge burden to the health care system due to its high morbidity and cost to the economic systems. Therefore, it is important to understand the physiological parameters used in diagnosis and prognosis of these diseases. Various physiological lung parameters shoul...

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Main Authors: Thamir Al-khlaiwi, Syed Shahid Habib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Khyber Medical University 2023-03-01
Series:Khyber Medical University Journal
Subjects:
airway obstruction
upper airway obstruction
pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive
diagnosis
respiratory function tests
spirometry
forced expiratory volume
forced expiratory flow rates
flow volume loop
empey index
fef50%/fif50%
fev1/fev0.5
Online Access:https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/22993

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