ATS Pulmonary Function Laboratory Manual

ATS Pulmonary Function Laboratory Management & Procedure Manual

3rd EDITION

Table of Contents

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PREFACE

1 CHAPTER 1  INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION 10 CHAPTER 2  PERSONNEL Carl D. Mottram 20 CHAPTER 3  QUALITY SYSTEM ESSENTIALS FOR GENERAL OPERATIONAL ISSUES Carl D. Mottram 33 CHAPTER 4  FACILITIES, HYGIENE, AND SAFETY Carl D. Mottram 44 CHAPTER 5  QUALITY CONTROL Carl D. Mottram 53 CHAPTER 6  SPIROMETRY Carl D. Mottram 66 CHAPTER 7  BRONCHODILATOR ADMINISTRATION 73 CHAPTER 8  MEASUREMENT OF LUNG VOLUMES 87 CHAPTER 9  AIRWAY RESISTANCE AND RELATED INDICES MEASURED BY BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY 102 CHAPTER 10 SINGLE-BREATH CARBON MONOXIDE UPTAKE IN THE LUNG (DIFFUSING CAPACITY [Dl CO ], TRANSFER FACTOR [Tl CO ]) [Updated March 2017] 113 CHAPTER 11 MAXIMUM RESPIRATORY PRESSURES 122 CHAPTER 12 METHACHOLINE CHALLENGE TEST [Updated January 2018] 141 CHAPTER 13 MANNITOL CHALLENGE TEST