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PFT

Abbreviation for pulmonary function test.

PFT

abbreviation for pulmonary function test.

PFT

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pulmonary function test

PFT

Abbreviation for pulmonary function test.

PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST: Pulmonary volumes

PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST

pulmonary function test

PFT

One of several different tests used to evaluate the condition of the respiratory system. Measures of expiratory flow and lung volumes and capacities are obtained. The forced vital capacity is one of the more important pulmonary function tests; it provides a measure of the amount of air that can be maximally exhaled after a maximum inspiration and the time required for that expiration. Pulmonary function tests can also determine the diffusion ability of the alveolar-capillary membrane.

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The percent predictive values of the PFT were marginally above the impairment values (Tables 2-4).

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All 14 patients with abnormal PFT had abnormality in HRCT scan.

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PFT is a useful procedure for assessing and monitoring respiratory diseases.

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Wolters Kluwer Health's Health Language PFT integrated with Epic's HER technology

Out of the cohort of patients with abnormal PFT (n=27); 56% (n=15) had a restrictive PFT pattern, 2.

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The PFT measures this resistance and plots it as a function of the powder level in the bin.

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Most measured PFT values were abnormally low in all study patients with no significant differences between baseline PFTs in patients.

Antiasthmatic effect of Nigella

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