Review of the current use of global lung function initiative norms for spirometry (GLI-2012) and static lung volumes (GLI-2021) in Great Arab Maghreb (GAM) countries and steps required to improve their utilization

Libyan Journal of Medicine

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Helmi Ben Saad¹ 

[1] Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Farhat Hached Hospital, Research Laboratory “Heart Failure, LR12SP09”, University of Sousse

关键词: Tunisia;    Algeria;    Libya;    Morocco;    Mauritania;    lung function tests;    interpretation;    GLI norms;    z-score;   

DOI  :  10.1080/19932820.2022.2031596

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Co-Action Publishing

【 摘 要 】

The respiratory functional defects can be evaluatedby some tests exploring the ventilatory mechanics,such as spirometry and plethysmography, whichdetermine airflows, dynamic lung volumes, and static lung volumes (SLVs) [1–4] (Figure 1). Indeed, thedecrease in some spirometric [e.g.; ratio betweenthe forced expiratory volume in the first secondand the forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC)] or SLV[e.g.; total lung capacity (TLC)] parameters allow todiagnose, respectively, obstructive ventilatory(OVD) and restrictive ventilatory (RVD) defects, andto assess their severities [1–4]. Inversely, theincrease of other parameters [e.g.; residual volume(RV), functional residual capacity (FRC)] retains thediagnosis of lung-hyperinflation [1–3]. According tosome scholarly societies [1–5], the interpretation ofthe spirometric/SLV parameters requires a series offour steps.

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