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{{Pulmonary function}}
'''Pulmonary function testing''' ('''PFT''') is a complete evaluation of the [[respiratory system]] including patient history, physical examinations, and tests of pulmonary function. The primary purpose of pulmonary function testing is to identify the severity of pulmonary impairment.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Burrows B | title = Pulmonary terms and symbols: A report of the ACCP-ATS joint committee on pulmonary nomenclature. | journal = Chest | date = May 1975 | volume = 67 | issue = 5 | pages = 583–593 | doi = 10.1378/chest.67.5.583 | pmid = 1126197 }}</ref> Pulmonary function testing has diagnostic and therapeutic roles and helps clinicians answer some general questions about patients with lung disease. PFTs are normally performed by a pulmonary function technician, respiratory therapist, respiratory physiologist, physiotherapist, [[pulmonology|pulmonologist]], or general practitioner.
==Indications==
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