TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pulmonary Function Testing A1 - Garrod, Andrea. S. A1 - Weiner, Daniel J. A2 - Zaoutis, Lisa B. A2 - Chiang, Vincent W. PY - 2017 T2 - Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e AB - Pulmonary function testing encompasses a variety of techniques and tests. The indications for pulmonary function testing include: (1) documenting the presence of obstructive or restrictive abnormalities in the course of establishing a diagnosis, (2) monitoring the course of a known pulmonary disease (e.g. cystic fibrosis, asthma), (3) monitoring for pulmonary toxicity related to treatment (e.g. amiodarone, radiation, chemotherapy), (4) monitoring response to therapy, and (5) describing normal and abnormal lung growth. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146122257 ER -