Classes of Respiratory Impairment

Purpose: To use pulmonary function tests to assess the impairment caused by pulmonary disease.

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Evaluation

Age of patient

years

Gender of patient

Male

Female

Height of patient

Body weight

Measured forced vital capacity (FVC)

liters

Measured forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)

liters

Measured diffusing capacity

mL of CO at STPD per min per mm Hg

Is the exercise capacity available?

Yes

Oxygen consumption

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Predicted FVC

Actual FVC as percent of predicted FVC

Predicted FEV1

Actual FEV1 as percent of predicted FEV1

FEV1/FVC

Predicted diffusing capacity

Predicted D(CO) as percent of predicted

AMA rating class

ATS rating class

Impairment based on AMA rating class

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Asthma Criteria for Impairment Rating
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis Predictors for Deterioration Following Therapy
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Functional Classification
Severity, Prognosis, Stage

Therapy

Selection
- Baseline Dyspnea Index of Mahler et al
- Asthma Criteria for Impairment Rating

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
- Transition Dyspnea Index of Mahler et al
- Asthma Criteria for Impairment Rating

Patient Concerns

Disability And Performance
- Asthma Criteria for Impairment Rating

Specialty

Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

Objective

severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

J00-J99 - Diseases of the respiratory system

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Purpose: To use pulmonary function tests to assess the impairment caused by pulmonary disease.

Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

Objective: severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: J00-J99,

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