
8.0 Spirometry Indications
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Dyspnea (shortness of breath)
Exercise-induced coughing
Chest tightness
Smokers over 45 years of age (NLHEP recommendation)
Obesity
Pre-operative testing
Occupational exposure to dust and/or chemicals
Ongoing assessment of patients receiving bronchodilator treatments
Determination and/or documentation of pulmonary disability
Asthma diagnosis
Pre-existing pulmonary disease
Frequent colds
Assessment of congestive heart failure
High risk medication
Although the early detection of COPD is perhaps the most important
indication for application of office spirometry, there are many others that
have proven to be helped in the diagnosis of disease.
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8.0 SPIROMETRY INDICATIONS