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We thank R. Pellegrino and V. Brusasco for their letter and call for action. We share their concerns about the misalignment between pulmonary function test interpretation standards and clinical practice guidelines, and the impacts these discrepancies have on the diagnosis and management of respiratory disease worldwide.
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There is an important discussion to be had regarding the discrepancy between pulmonary function test interpretation standards and clinical guidelines, and the impact this has on the diagnosis and management of respiratory disease worldwide https://bit.ly/3QpFaJ7
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: S. Stanojevic reports grants and travel support from European Respiratory Society, consulting fees from Chiesi, and a leadership role at American Thoracic Society, outside the submitted work. D.A. Kaminsky reports lecture honoraria from MGC Diagnostics, Inc. and UpToDate, Inc., outside the submitted work. M. Miller has nothing to disclose. B. Thompson reports grants from NHMRC, consulting fees from 4D Medical and Chiesi, and lecture honoraria from 4D Medical, Chiesi and Mundipharma, outside the submitted work.
- Received December 20, 2022.
- Accepted December 22, 2022.
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