Five tips for good office spirometry

Guideline for office spirometry in adults, 2004.

OBJECTIVE To provide clinical guidelines for office spirometry in South Africa. OPTIONS More stringent guidelines are required for diagnostic laboratories and research. OUTCOMES To minimise variations in standard practice and improve the quality and usefulness of spirometry in the clinical setting. EVIDENCE Recommendations are based on key international publications as well as research pu...

Guideline for office spirometry in adults, 2012.

BACKGROUND Office spirometry remains an integral part of a comprehensive respiratory evaluation and is used to categorise the nature, severity and progression of respiratory diseases and to measure response to treatment. These updated guidelines are aimed at improving the quality, standardisation and usefulness of office spirometry in South Africa. RECOMMENDATIONS All equipment should have pr...

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We hope that you will find that being a discussant is a very worthwhile endeavor. Developing the skills of a good discussant pays off in several ways. It is something that economists are often asked to do. The same skills that you develop to be a good discussant will also be used in your future responsibility as a journal referee. Learning how to read other papers with the critical eye of a goo...