A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE PROFILE OF PATIENTS ATTENDING FOR PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST EVALUATION IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE

2021 ◽  
pp. 30-31
Author(s):  
Bibhore Sengupta ◽  
Suman Sarkar ◽  
Nirmalya Roy ◽  
Ankan Pathak ◽  
Nikhil Sonthalia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Function Test ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease ◽  
Respiratory Muscles ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Function Test

Pulmonary Function Tests are one of the prime tool to evaluate respiratory symptoms and diagnose disease. It is also used for functionality and preoperative risk evaluation.Many organizations, including the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), and American Thoracic Society (ATS), recommend using these tests.(1–3)When added to correlate with clinical history. Pulmonary Function Test have an high accuracy in predicting the diagnosis and further management of the patient. Pulmonary function test assesses the integrated mechanical function of the lung, chest wall, respiratory muscles, and airways and is valuable tool in evaluating patients with respiratory symptoms

Analysis of screening questionnaire on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary function test on dust-exposed migrant workers

2019 ◽  
pp. 995-999
Author(s):  
D. Weirong ◽  
L. Xin ◽  
L. Wenfeng
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Pulmonary Function Test ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Screening Questionnaire ◽  
Function Test

Objective. To analyze the application of screening questionnaire on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary function test on dust-exposed migrant workers.Methods. According to 149 eligible objects of study selected in medical outreach, the real situation on them threaten by COPD and influential elements are analyzed in depth.Results. 73 workers are suspected to be suffered COPD by pulmonary function test. Th e detection rate (62.6%)of suspected COPD in the population with total score of more than 5 is significantly higher than that of the population with total score of less than 5 (14.3%). Th e result has the statistical significance (X2=28.19, p<0.000). Age, working years, stage of pneumoconiosis, smoking or not, smoking index are all the factors influencing the positive results of pulmonary function tests, and pneumoconiosis stage is the biggest influencing one.Conclusion. By using questionnaires and pulmonary function tests, the early diagnosis and intervention of COPD are available.

The Correlation between MSCT for Lung Volume and Airway Measurements and Pulmonary Function Test

2011 ◽  
Vol 383-390 ◽  
pp. 5334-5338
Author(s):  
Zhen Sheng Deng ◽  
Rui Ling Gao ◽  
Fang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Function Test ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
The Third ◽  
Function Test ◽  
Airway Dimensions

Objective To study the correlation between the airway dimensions from third to five generation of bronchi, and pulmonary function test(PFT) results in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) by using inspiratory and expiratory multisection computed tomography(MSCT). Materials and Methods The study included 19 patients with COPD who underwent both inspiratory and expiratory CT. For each patient, airway luminal areas and wall thickness from the third to fifth generations of RB1 and RB10 were measured. Correlations between these parameters and PFT results were evaluated. Results The correlation coefficients between airway luminal at expiratory CT and PFT results were higher than those for inspiratory CT, and improved as the airway size decreased from the third to the fifth generations. Conclusion Some parameters of airway luminal are significantly correlated with PFT. MSCT can be used to assess the pulmonary function of patients with COPD.

Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in rapidly progressive forms of silicosis: characterization of pulmonary function measurements and clinical patterns

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iraj Mohebbi ◽  
Isa Abdi Rad
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Function Test ◽  
Spontaneous Pneumothorax ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Dust Exposure ◽  
Respiratory Impairment ◽  
Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Function Test

Background: A secondary spontaneous pneumothorax is a complication of an underlying pulmonary disease. In recent years, there have been only a few scattered reports of patients with silicosis also having a pneumothorax. Silicosis, a form of disabling pulmonary fibrosis, is a well-known occupational disease resulting from high-level exposure to silica or silica-containing dusts. The objective of the present study was to elucidate any associations between the occurrence of a pneumothorax, and pulmonary function tests and clinical observations performed prior to the pneumothorax; these two factors may be predictors for a pneumothorax among workers exposed primarily to silica-containing respirable dust. Methods: A diagnosis of silicosis was made on several factors: silica dust exposure, appropriate interval of time after exposure, clinical findings, pulmonary function tests and chest radiological findings. A checklist was designed for collecting data of occupational history, respiratory signs, and symptoms from onset of dust exposure to the occurrence of a pneumothorax. Spirometery was conducted in accordance to the recommendations of standard protocols and guidelines posited by the American Thoracic Society. Autopsies were performed in three cases where the patient had suffered a pneumothorax due to silicosis. Mann—Whitney U-tests and Fisher's exact tests were used to determine any associations between pneumothorax and predictor factors. Results: An association between a progressive decrease in pulmonary function test values and a pneumothorax was observed. The occurrence of a pneumothorax was associated with complaints of pleuretic chest pain, resting dyspnea, respiratory distress, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea and crackle. Conclusion: A characteristic decline in pulmonary function test values and the severity of respiratory impairment may facilitate the occurrence of a pneumothorax in silicosis. Toxicology and Industrial Health 2007; 23: 125—132.

scholarly journals Three-month Effects of Immunotherapy on Clinical Features and Pulmonary Function Tests of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis Concomitant with or without Asthma

Acta Medica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
Guzin Ozden ◽  
Pelin Duru Cetinkaya
Keyword(s):  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Asthma Control ◽  
Pulmonary Function Test ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
Function Test ◽  
Pre Treatment

Objective: We aimed to evaluate our patient’s treatment responses to three-month immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis with or without asthma, and to investigate the factors affecting treatment Material and Methods: A total of 53 patients receiving subcutaneous immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis with or without asthma were included in the study. All patients were positive for mite skin prick test. Asthma was present as a concomitant disease in 28(52.8%) patients. Patients with and without asthma were classified in two groups as “Allergic rhinitis + Asthma+” and “Allergic rhinitis+ Asthma-“. The values of pulmonary function tests of all patients, and in rhinitis with asthma patients, the Asthma Control Test scores before and after three months of treatment were recorded. Results: In “Allergic rhinitis + Asthma+” and “Allergic rhinitis + Asthma-“groups, male/female ratio was 7/21 and 10/15, mean age was 33±9 and 32±9 years. No statistically significant differences were present between the pre-treatment and 3-month-treatment values of pulmonary function test. The difference between the pre-treatment and 3-month treatment asthma control test scores was strongly significant. Conclusion: In allergic rhinitis, which is quite commonly associated with asthma, the control of asthma is also provided with the treatment of allergic rhinitis. By using pulmonary function test in allergic rhinitis and asthma control test in asthma, we showed that the effectiveness of allergen specific immunotherapy started in 3 months which was earlier from current literature.

scholarly journals A clinical study of hyperreactive airway disease with wheeze in children aged five to twelve years with special reference to pulmonary function test

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1027
Author(s):  
Arjun Reddy ◽  
Abhishek Patel ◽  
Sanjeev Chetty
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Function Test ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Airway Disease ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Function Test ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Group 5 ◽  
Marginal Improvement

Background: Pulmonary function test is the easiest and most cost-effective method to evaluate respiratory functions. PFT can be measured by a simple instrument spirometer. Measuring PFT has been suggested as an important tool in understanding HRAD and its complications and management by all international guidelines.  The objectives of this study were to clinically diagnose the hyperreactive airway disease in children coming to Navodaya Medical College, Raichur, of age group 5 to 12 years. And to perform pulmonary function test before and after the use of a bronchodilator.Methods: PFT was measured in 100 children who came with HRAD with wheeze using Spiro lab III spirometer. The child was given then nebulization with salbutamol and PFT was performed again after 30 min.Results: A total of 100 clinically diagnosed cases of HRAD of age group 5 to 12 years of both the gender was taken into the study, of which more than 44% of the children showed more than 20% improvement in parameters FEV1, PEF, FVC and marginal improvement in EV1/FVC post bronchodilator compared to their prebronchodilator parameters. The young children of both the gender showed better improvement than elder children.Conclusions: Spirometry is the best tool to assess HRAD even in younger children, early diagnosis and regular follow up with PFT helps to understand and prevent the progression of the disease with prompt treatment.                     

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