The aim of this work is an attempt to generalize the approach to the evaluation of spirometry data in a pulmonological patient with subsequent diagnosis and verification of pathology for the purpose of appropriate therapy, taking into account the latest recommendations of GOLD 2018 and GINA 2018.
Interpretation of the results of spirometric tests is based on the calculation of the deviations of the measured values from the required expressed in percent and compared with the gradations of possible values according to a certain algorithm, which involves a responsible choice of the indicators taken for consideration.
The PFT helps to verify the diagnosis of COPD and asthma, to conduct differential diagnostics of lung diseases, to monitor the course of the disease and the response to ongoing treatment. According to GOLD 2018 and GINA 2018 spirometry is a “gold standard” for verifying these nosologies, and according to the latest recommendations of the European respiratory society, 2018 reflects the feasibility and necessity of performing spirometry in patients with respiratory system pathology.