Pulmonary Function Test

Preferred Label : Pulmonary Function Test;

NCIt synonyms : Pulmonary Function Testing;

NCIt related terms : PFT; lung function test; Pulmonary Function Tests;

NCIt definition : A broad range of tests that are performed to assess how well lungs inhale and exhale air and how efficiently they transfer oxygen into the blood.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A test used to measure how well the lungs work. It measures how much air the lungs can hold and how quickly air is moved into and out of the lungs. It also measures how much oxygen is used and how much carbon dioxide is given off during breathing. A PFT can be used to diagnose a lung disease and to see how well treatment for the disease is working.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000658017; CDR0000658018; CDR0000658019;

Details

Origin ID

C38081;

UMLS CUI

C0024119;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Lung function tests [MedDRA LLT]
- Measurement of respiratory function (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- respiratory function tests [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Pulmonary Function Tests [LOINC component]
- Pulmonary function test [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- pulmonary function tests [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Lung function [MedDRA LLT]
- Lung function NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Lung function tests [MedDRA LLT]
- Pulmonary Function Tests [LOINC component]
- Pulmonary function test [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- pulmonary function tests [MeSH concept]
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- CPTAC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- HL Authorized Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- HL Function Test Table [NCIt concept]

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