Respiratory Function Tests

"Respiratory Function Tests" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Measurement of the various processes involved in the act of respiration: inspiration, expiration, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, lung volume and compliance, etc.

Descriptor ID	D012129
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.386.700
Concept/Terms	Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory Function Tests Function Test, Respiratory Function Tests, Respiratory Respiratory Function Test Test, Respiratory Function Tests, Respiratory Function Pulmonary Function Tests Pulmonary Function Tests Function Test, Pulmonary Function Tests, Pulmonary Test, Pulmonary Function Tests, Pulmonary Function Lung Function Tests Function Test, Lung Function Tests, Lung Lung Function Test Test, Lung Function Tests, Lung Function Pulmonary Function Test

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System [E01.370.386]
Respiratory Function Tests [E01.370.386.700]

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Bar chart showing 133 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2006 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	4	5
1997	0	4	4
1998	0	7	7
1999	0	7	7
2000	0	5	5
2001	0	3	3
2002	0	3	3
2003	0	4	4
2004	0	5	5
2005	0	3	3
2006	0	8	8
2007	1	3	4
2008	0	3	3
2009	0	6	6
2010	0	6	6
2011	0	6	6
2012	0	5	5
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	4	5
2015	1	3	4
2016	0	2	2
2017	2	5	7
2018	3	5	8
2019	0	4	4
2020	0	6	6
2021	0	4	4
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	2	2
2024	0	2	2
2025	0	2	2

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Wilson TM, Bolt M, Stahly A, Lee JS, Bang TJ, Sachs PB, Deane KD, Humphries SM, Solomon JJ, Demoruelle MK. Transforming growth factor-beta is increased in sputum from individuals with rheumatoid arthritis-associated pulmonary fibrosis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2025 06 01; 64(6):3989-3995.

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Gold DR, Carey VJ, Hersh CP, Wan E, Camargo CA, Lee IM, Cook NR, Nassikas N, Buring JE, Manson JE, Luttmann-Gibson H. Vitamin D Supplementation, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease and Asthma Exacerbations, and Lung Function Decline. J Nutr. 2025 05; 155(5):1417-1428.

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Fitzpatrick AM, Mohammad AF, Desher K, Mutic AD, Stephenson ST, Dallalio GA, Grunwell JR. Clinical and inflammatory features of traffic-related diesel exposure in children with asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 10; 133(4):393-402.e4.

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Johnson SR, Bernstein EJ, Bolster MB, Chung JH, Danoff SK, George MD, Khanna D, Guyatt G, Mirza RD, Aggarwal R, Allen A, Assassi S, Buckley L, Chami HA, Corwin DS, Dellaripa PF, Domsic RT, Doyle TJ, Falardeau CM, Frech TM, Gibbons FK, Hinchcliff M, Johnson C, Kanne JP, Kim JS, Lim SY, Matson S, McMahan ZH, Merck SJ, Nesbitt K, Scholand MB, Shapiro L, Sharkey CD, Summer R, Varga J, Warrier A, Agarwal SK, Antin-Ozerkis D, Bemiss B, Chowdhary V, Dematte D'Amico JE, Hallowell R, Hinze AM, Injean PA, Jiwrajka N, Joerns EK, Lee JS, Makol A, McDermott GC, Natalini JG, Oldham JM, Saygin D, Lakin KS, Singh N, Solomon JJ, Sparks JA, Turgunbaev M, Vaseer S, Turner A, Uhl S, Ivlev I. 2023 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Guideline for the Screening and Monitoring of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Aug; 76(8):1201-1213.

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Ghassemi N, Castillo R, Castillo E, Jones BL, Miften M, Kavanagh B, Werner-Wasik M, Miller R, Barta JA, Grills I, Leiby BE, Guerrero T, Rusthoven CG, Vinogradskiy Y. Evaluation of variables predicting PFT changes for lung cancer patients treated on a prospective 4DCT-ventilation functional avoidance clinical trial. Radiother Oncol. 2023 10; 187:109821.

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Marciniuk DD, Becker EA, Kaminsky DA, McCormack MC, Stanojevic S, Bhakta NR, Bime C, Comondore V, Cowl CT, Dell S, Haynes J, Jaffe F, Mottram C, Sederstrom N, Townsend M, Iaccarino JM. Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Pulmonary Function Testing Interpretation: An American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), American Thoracic Society (ATS), and Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) Evidence Review and Research Statement. Chest. 2023 08; 164(2):461-475.

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Chan KH, Rizvi SH, De Jesus-Rojas W, Stark JM, Mosquera RA, Prada-Ruiz AC, Gonzales T, Brown DL, Menon NM, Nguyen TT, Jon CK, Yadav A. Pulmonary hypertension screening in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 01; 70(1):e29980.

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Samdani AF, Pahys JM, Ames RJ, Grewal H, Pelletier GJ, Hwang SW, Betz RR. Prospective Follow-up Report on Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering for Idiopathic Scoliosis: Interim Results from an FDA IDE Study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 09 01; 103(17):1611-1619.

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Heaney LG, Perez de Llano L, Al-Ahmad M, Backer V, Busby J, Canonica GW, Christoff GC, Cosio BG, FitzGerald JM, Heffler E, Iwanaga T, Jackson DJ, Menzies-Gow AN, Papadopoulos NG, Papaioannou AI, Pfeffer PE, Popov TA, Porsbjerg CM, Rhee CK, Sadatsafavi M, Tohda Y, Wang E, Wechsler ME, Alacqua M, Altraja A, Bjermer L, Bj?rnsd?ttir US, Bourdin A, Brusselle GG, Buhl R, Costello RW, Hew M, Koh MS, Lehmann S, Lehtim?ki L, Peters M, Taill? C, Taube C, Tran TN, Zangrilli J, Bulathsinhala L, Carter VA, Chaudhry I, Eleangovan N, Hosseini N, Kerkhof M, Murray RB, Price CA, Price DB. Eosinophilic and Noneosinophilic Asthma: An Expert Consensus Framework to Characterize Phenotypes in a Global Real-Life Severe Asthma Cohort. Chest. 2021 09; 160(3):814-830.

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Denlinger LC, Phillips BR, Sorkness RL, Bleecker ER, Castro M, DeBoer MD, Fitzpatrick AM, Hastie AT, Gaffin JM, Moore WC, Peters MC, Peters SP, Phipatanakul W, Cardet JC, Erzurum SC, Fahy JV, Fajt ML, Gaston B, Levy BD, Meyers DA, Ross K, Teague WG, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Zein J, Jarjour NN, Mauger DT, Israel E. Responsiveness to Parenteral Corticosteroids and Lung Function Trajectory in Adults with Moderate-to-Severe Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 04 01; 203(7):841-852.

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