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Spirometry: What was your experience? Return to previous page 3/19/2015 17596 Views 20 Answers Last Activity: 1 year ago, bob_the_third Tags: breathing test Diagnosis doctors office lung function pft physician pulmonology spirometry test Question: 0 Janina K 6 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Spirometry: What was your experience? Janina K 6 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments What is a Spirometry test like?Spirometry (spy-ROM-uh-tree) is a common office test used to assess how well your lungs work by measuring how much air you inhale, how much you exhale and how quickly you exhale. What was your first spirometry test like? When did you get it and how did you do?
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