pulmonary function test
test to evaluate respiratory system
lung volumes
measurements of the volume of air in the lungs
pulmonary compliance
ratio of volume change per pressure change in the lung
spirometry
pulmonary function test
airway resistance
resistance of the respiratory tract to airflow during inhalation and expiration, used as a pulmonary test
bronchial challenge test
medical test used to assist in the diagnosis of asthma
ventilation-perfusion scan
two-part radionuclide imaging that measures the ventilation-perfusion ratio of the lungs
pulmonary diffusing capacity
quantity of a gas taken up, by the pulmonary capillary blood from the alveolar gas, per minute per unit of average pressure of the gradient of the gas