Rachel L. Eddy, PhD
University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Oscillometry is emerging as a clinical tool to measure lung function in patients with obstructive lung disease, providing a range of advanced measurements that can help to better understand the specific functional lung alterations in these patients. This presentation will provide an overview of the typical oscillometry measurements and highlight the role for oscillometry in obstructive lung diseases. Moreover, this presentation will explore inferences about obstructive lung diseases learned from advanced physiological studies using oscillometry and pulmonary imaging.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:
- Identify the alterations in oscillometry measurements common in obstructive lung diseases including asthma and COPD;
- Describe the role of oscillometry in obstructive lung diseases; and
- Recognize the inferences about obstructive lung diseases learned from advanced physiological studies using oscillometry and pulmonary imaging.
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