Utilization of the Pulmonary Function Test Laboratory in the Evaluation of Respiratory Disorders in the Al-Amiri Hospital: A Secondary Medical Center
Author(s) -
Sana Al-Mutairi,
T.N. Sugathan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000084637
Subject(s) - medicine , concordance , medical diagnosis , copd , asthma , pulmonary function testing , spirometry , referral , chronic cough , test (biology) , physical therapy , pediatrics , pathology , family medicine , paleontology , biology
The aim of this study was to describe the current use of pulmonary function tests (PFT) and the degree of matching between the diagnoses at referral and after the test.
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