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Tag: pulmonary function test
ATS Publishes Official Statement on Race, Ethnicity and Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation
The American Thoracic Society has issued an official statement for clinicians that explains why race and ethnicity should no longer be considered factors in interpreting the results of spirometry, the most commonly used type of pulmonary function test (PFT). The statement was endorsed by the European Respiratory Society. The full statement is available online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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The American Thoracic Society Examining Race-Based Interpretation of Lung Function; Workshop Report in Progress
The American Thoracic Society recognizes race is a social construct, not a clinical or biologic construct, and is committed to reducing health disparities and addressing racism in clinical decision-making in medicine.