Chair(s): Guido Vagheggini, Rachel Ong-Salvador
Session type: Postgraduate course
Karl Sylvester
Session content
Effective performance of spirometry in adult and paediatric patients
Karl Sylvester
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Discussion and Q&A
Karl Sylvester
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Zuzana Diamant
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Zuzana Diamant
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Break
Robab Breyer-kohansal
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Discussion and Q&A
Robab Breyer-kohansal
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Joost Gerard Van Den Aardweg
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Joost Gerard Van Den Aardweg
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Session aims
To explain the basic principles of spirometry and the importance of pattern recognition in different lung pathologies of adults and children; to highlight the complexities in interpreting paediatric lung function and how to address these; to illustrate the different techniques for assessing airway resistance and bronchial hyperreactivity; to explain the basic principles of oscillometry and its contribution to better understand lung problems in both adults and children; to provide a step-by-step guide for interpreting arterial blood gas (ABG) results.