Pulmonary function test PFT

PULMONARY FUNCTION

TESTS




Under Guidance of
- Dr. Vaishali Ma’am (AP)
- Dr. Anushri Ma’am (SR)

, Pulmonary Function Tests
•The term encompasses a wide variety of objective
tests to assess lung function


•Provide objective and standardized
measurements for assessing the presence and
severity of respiratory dysfunction.

,GOALS
⮚ To predict the presence of pulmonary dysfunction
⮚ To know the functional nature of disease (obstructive or
restrictive)
⮚ To assess the severity of disease
⮚ To assess the progression of disease
⮚ To assess the response to treatment
⮚ To identify patients at increased risk of morbidity and
mortality, undergoing pulmonary resection.

, GOALS



⮚ To wean patient from ventilator in ICU
⮚Medicolegal- to assess lung impairment as a result of
occupational hazard.
⮚Epidemiological surveys- to assess the hazards to
document incidence of disease
⮚To identify patients at perioperative risk of pulmonary
complications