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pulmonary function test

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007084

A test used to measure how well the lungs work. It measures how much air the lungs can hold and how quickly air is moved into and out of the lungs. It also measures how much oxygen is used and how much carbon dioxide is given off during breathing. A pulmonary function test can be used to diagnose a lung disease and to see how well treatment for the disease is working. Also called lung function test and PFT.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007084
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymslung function test; PFT
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "A test used to measure how well the lungs work. It measures how much air the lungs can hold and how quickly air is moved into and out of the lungs. It also measures how much oxygen is used and how much carbon dioxide is given off during breathing. A pulmonary function test can be used to diagnose a lung disease and to see how well treatment for the disease is working. Also called lung function test and PFT.",
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    "PFT"
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  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pulmonary-function-test/"
}

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