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Respiratory Function Tests

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Definition: Measurement of the various processes involved in the act of respiration: inspiration, expiration, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, lung volume and compliance, etc.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; NIM   
Examples Airway Resistance; Blood Gas Analysis; Bronchial Provocation Tests; Capnography; Exercise Test; Lung Compliance; Lung Volume Measurements; Plethysmography, Whole Body; Pulmonary Gas Exchange; Pulmonary Ventilation; Spirometry; Valsalva Maneuver; Work of Breathing 		Other names Pulmonary Function Tests; Lung Function Tests; Tests, Respiratory Function; Tests, Lung Function; Test, Respiratory Function; Test, Lung Function; Respiratory Function Test; Function Tests, Respiratory; Function Tests, Lung; Function Test, Respiratory; Lung Function Test; Function Test, Lung; Tests, Pulmonary Function; Test, Pulmonary Function; Pulmonary Function Test; Function Tests, Pulmonary; Function Test, Pulmonary

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