Performing Spirometry examination - Lung Function Testing - Clinical Skills - Dr Gill

How to Perform Spirometry Lung Function Testing Lung function testing is a very important part of respiratory disease diagnosis and management. This very simple bedside test allows for easy diagnosis of obstruction and also restrictive lung diseases such as asthma, COPD and pulmonary fibrosis when used in conjunction with other investigations Spirometry requires a patient to be safe to perform the examination, and also able. so we must ensure that the patient is not affected currently by nausea or vomiting, or current respiratory tract infections before performing #DrGill #Spirometry #Asthma