The Journal of the Korean life insurance medical association (보험의학회지)
- Volume 33 Issue 2
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- Pages.8-11
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- 2014
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- 1976-264X(pISSN)
Review of pulmonary function test in terms of insurance medicine
폐기능검사의 보험의학적 이해
- Lee, Sinhyung (Department of respiratory medicine, Design Hospital)
- 이신형 (전주대자인병원 호흡기내과)
- Received : 2014.12.18
- Accepted : 2014.12.30
- Published : 2014.12.30
Abstract
Pulmonary function test is a group of tests which are composed of measurement for lung function. Thy are spirometry, blood-gas analysis, lung volumes, exercise test, diffusion capacity, and bronchial challenge test. In this article, I will review the pulmonary function test and it's application in terms of clinical aspect and insurance medicine. The standard spirometric indicies are forced vital capacity(FVC), forced expiratory volume at 1 second(FEV1), and the ratio of FEV1 over FVC(FEV1/FVC). If the value of FEV1/FVC less than 70%, the examinee has obstructive ventilatory dysfunction.