

Updated national guidelines for spirometry. Part 2. An Approach to Interpreting Spirometry
https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2024-6-7-15
Abstract
The second part of the article discusses the spirometry interpretation using the latest international and national recommendations. Different systems of predicted values were considered, attention was paid to the GLI‑2012 reference equations advantages and the z-score assessment. The severity classification, obstructive disorders, extrathoracic and intrathoracic airway obstruction and possible spirometry indications of restrictive and mixed ventilation disorders were considered. The algorithm for spirometry evaluation was also presented, and the most common errors in the spirometry interpretation were discussed.
About the Authors
M. Yu. KamenevaRussian Federation
Kameneva Marina Yu., MD, Leading Researcher at the Research Institute of Rheumatology and Allergology of the Scientific and Clinical Research Center, doctor
of functional Diagnostics of the functional diagnostics office of the polyclinic with the CDC Clinic of the Scientific and Clinical Research Center
L. D. Kiryukhina
Russian Federation
Kiryukhina Larisa D., Ph.D., Head of the Department of Functional and Ultrasound Diagnostics, Leading researcher, Head of the Research Laboratory of Functional research
Moscow
P. V. Struchkov
Russian Federation
Struchkov Pyotr V., MD, Professor, Head of the Department of Clinical Physiology and Functional Diagnostics of the Academy of Postgraduate Education, Deputy Head of Diagnostic Service
Moscow
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Kameneva M.Yu., Kiryukhina L.D., Struchkov P.V. Updated national guidelines for spirometry. Part 2. An Approach to Interpreting Spirometry. Medical alphabet. 2024;1(6):7-15. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2024-6-7-15