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Pulmonary Function Tests

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Gabriel Ortiz describes the role of spirometry in pulmonary disease. This video provides 3 key takeaways in less than three minutes from the presentation at the 2016 CARPS conference, entitled “Pulmonary Function Tests: The Why, When, and How.”


 

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