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Occupational lung disease other diagnostic studies
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Other diagnostic studies for occupational lung disease include spirometry, which distinguishes obstructive from restrictive lung disease.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other Diagnostic Studies
- Other diagnostic studies for occupational lung disease include:[1]
- Spirometry, which demonstrates:
- Forced vital capacity
- Forced expiratory volume in one second
- A normal result is equal to approximately 0.8
- A result of < 0.8 indicates an obstructive lung disease
- A result of > 0.8 indicates a restrictive lung disease
- Bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage, which demonstrates:
- Blockages
- Foreign bodies
- Anatomy
- May be used to take a biopsy or cellular sample
- Spirometry, which demonstrates:
References
References
- ↑ McCluskey JD, Harbison SC, Johnson GT, Xu P, Morris S, Wolfson J, Harbison RD (2014). “Occupational health surveillance: Pulmonary function testing in emergency responders”. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 7 (3): 180–5. doi:10.4103/0974-2700.136861. PMC 4126118. PMID 25114428.
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