Clinical Utility of Additional Measurement of Total Lung Capacity in Diagnosing Obstructive Lung Disease in Subjects With Restrictive Pattern of Spirometry

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 475 - 482
• Main Authors: Lee, Hyun, Chang, Boksoon, Kim, Kyunga, Song, Won Jun, Chon, Hae Ri, Kang, Hyung Koo, Kim, Jung Soo, Jeong, Byeong-Ho, Oh, Yeon-Mok, Koh, Won-Jung, Park, Hye Yun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Daedalus Enterprises, Inc 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Aged; Analysis; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Female; Humans; Lung - physiopathology; Lung diseases; Lung Diseases - diagnosis; Lung Diseases - physiopathology; Lung Diseases, Obstructive - diagnosis; Lung Diseases, Obstructive - physiopathology; Lung Volume Measurements; Male; Measurement; Middle Aged; Respiratory Function Tests; Retrospective Studies; Spirometry; Spirometry - methods; Spirometry - statistics & numerical data; Total Lung Capacity; South Korea; airway obstruction; obstructive lung diseases; maximal midexpiratory flow; peak expiratory flow; spirometry; total lung capacity

Total lung capacity (TLC), forced expiratory flow between 25 and 75% (FEF25-75%), peak expiratory flow (PEF), or post-bronchodilator volume response is recommended to detect obstructive abnormalities in the lung. The present study was performed to evaluate the usefulness of these pulmonary function...