Version June 2024
| Disease | Potentially helpful diagnostic tests, in addition to clinical assessment |
| Asthma | Spirometry pre and post-bronchodilator, methacholine inhalation challenge |
| Atrial fibrillation | Electrocardiogram |
| Bronchiectasis | History of >1/4 cup of sputum per day, HRCT thorax |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | History of smoking, spirometry pre and post-bronchodilator, lung volumes, DLCO, CT thorax showing emphysema |
| Coronary heart disease | Electrocardiogram, stress test |
| Deconditioning | Ambulatory oximetry, cardiopulmonary exercise testing |
| Heart failure | BNP, echocardiogram |
| Obesity | Ambulatory oximetry, cardiopulmonary exercise testing |
| Pulmonary embolism | ABG, D-dimer, CT pulmonary angiogram, electrocardiogram |
| Pulmonary vascular disease | Echocardiogram, right heart catheterization |
| Restrictive lung disease | Lung volumes, DLCO, HRCT thorax |
| Upper airway obstruction | Flow volume loop, direct visualization |
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