pulmonary function test
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Pulmonary function test — A test designed to measure how well the lungs are working. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) gauge how the lungs are carrying out their tasks of expanding and contracting (when a person inhales and exhales) and of exchanging oxygen and carbon… … Medical dictionary
pulmonary function test — noun any of several tests used to measure how effectively the lungs are working. Abbrev.: PFT …
Pulmonary hypertension — Pulmonary arterial hypertension Classification and external resources The pulmonary artery receives blood (blue arrow) from the right ventricle of the heart; increased pressure on the artery can impair the function of the right ventricle ICD … Wikipedia
Pulmonary edema — Classification and external resources Pulmonary edema with small pleural effusions on both sides. ICD 10 J … Wikipedia
Pulmonary contusion — Classification and external resources A CT scan showing a pulmonary contusion (red arrow) accompanied by a rib fracture (blue arrow) ICD 10 S … Wikipedia
Pulmonary embolism — Classification and external resources Chest spiral CT scan with radiocontrast agent showing multiple filling defects both at the bifurcation and in the pulmonary arteries. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
ventilation test — a pulmonary function test that measures the quantity of air exhaled by a person during a period of exercise … Medical dictionary
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Test de la sueur — Mucoviscidose Mucoviscidose Autre nom Fibrose kystique du pancréas Référence MIM … Wikipédia en Français
Pulmonary atresia — Infobox Disease Name = Pulmonary atresia Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|Q|25|5|q|20 ICD9 = ICD9|747.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001091 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2526 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|2898 MeshName =… … Wikipedia
