Interpreting spirometry Interpretation of spirometric tests is easy. There are only four possibilities: normal or obstructive, restrictive, or mixed defects.

Following use of race-neutral vs. -specific lung function equations, spirometry findings and patterns differed, especially among Black children/adolescents, according to results published in JAMA ...

Overall, " [h]ealthcare providers performing spirometry in children should know that implementing the race-neutral equations will have profound implications for test results," Rosas-Salazar continued.