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Pages 125-134 (March - April 2004)
ARTIGO DE REVISÃO/REVISION ARTICLE
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O estudo funcional respiratório: o pneumologista e o ambulatório*
Lung function tests: the pneumologist and ambulatory care
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J.M. Reis Ferreira**
** Coordenador da Comissão de Trabalho de Fisiopatologia Respiratória da SPP. Responsável pelo Laboratório de Função Respiratória. Hospital da Força Aérea, Lisboa
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RESUMO

O estudo funcional respiratório é um conjunto de meios de avaliação em laboratório que conheceu grande desenvolvimento nos últimos trinta anos, começando actualmente a estabelecer-se a sua exequibilidade em ambulatório e em cuidados primários.

Evocando o importante papel do Prof. Doutor António Couto neste campo, em Portugal, revê-se o que se entende por espirometria de ambulatório, o seu âmbito de aplicação e as condições mínimas para a sua realização com garantias de qualidade e de reprodutibilidade.

Procura-se sistematizar o papel do pneumologista na promoção deste método de diagnóstico e em que consiste o apoio que ele pode prestar aos possíveis executantes da espirometria a nível da medicina familiar e de cuidados de saúde primários.

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Palavras-chave:
espirometria
VEMS
CVF
DPOC
asma
ABSTRACT

Lung function testing (LFT) has been standardized and greatly improved in the last three decades, but its relative complexity has driven to recent sistematization and standardization of its applicability in the office and in primary care.

In memorian of Prof António Couto, and of his outstanding role in the promotion of LFT in Potyugal, this conference deals with the definition of office spirometry, its application range, and the essential steps for the performance, in acceptable quality and reproducibility conditioms.

The role of the specialist in promoting this method, and his support to possible spirometry performers, is aimed as an important request in the success of the practical and used technique in family practice and primary health care.

REV PORT PNEUMOL 2004; X (2): 125-134

Key-words:
office spirometry
FEV1
FVC
COPD
asthma
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Primeira conferência de homenagem ao Prof. Doutor António Couto, proferida durante o 6.º Encontro de Fisiopatologia da Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia, em Lisboa, no dia 30 de Janeiro de 2004.

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