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=== Bronchodilator responsiveness ===
When a patient has an obstructive defect, a bronchodilator test is given to evaluate if airway constriction is reversible with a short acting beta-agonist. This is defined as an increase of ≥12% and ≥200 mL in the FEV1 or FVC.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sim |first=Yun Su |last2=Lee |first2=Ji-Hyun |last3=Lee |first3=Won-Yeon |last4=Suh |first4=Dong In |last5=Oh |first5=Yeon-Mok |last6=Yoon |first6=Jong-seo |last7=Lee |first7=Jin Hwa |last8=Cho |first8=Jae Hwa |last9=Kwon |first9=Cheol Seok |last10=Chang |first10=Jung Hyun |date=2017 |title=Spirometry and Bronchodilator Test |url=http://e-trd.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.4046/trd.2017.80.2.105 |journal=Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases |language=en |volume=80 |issue=2 |pages=105 |doi=10.4046/trd.2017.80.2.105 |issn=1738-3536 |pmc=PMC53924825392482 |pmid=28416951}}</ref>
 
===Oxygen desaturation during exercise===