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Is Fainting During FVC Pulmonary Function Test Due To Injury?

Posted on Mon, 13 Oct 2014

Question: Is passing out during a FVC pulmonary function test an injury?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Details needed.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
sorry to say but I am not getting your question.

I cant understand what you want to ask?
Please explain how the incident happened? For how long did you pass out? Did you notice any injury after you woke up?
Need some explanation from your side to understand the question.

Hope you understand. Always ready to help you and solve your query.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

I passed briefly out during a work related PFT. Was I injured? Is the passing out a compensable work related injury?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
PFT is effort dependent test.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, Now I am able to understand your question partially. PFT is totally effort dependent test. If you do not give your best effort, you will not get accurate result. Causes of poor FVC reult are
1. Poor effort
2. Lung disease like restrictive lung disease.
And PFT is not the diagnostic test for any lung disease. So if your PFT report is poor than it is not always suggestive of lung disease.
So if you are healthy and having no respiratory complains and PFT report is poor due to poor effort than it does not mean that you are suffering from disease.
So relax and keep calm.
Hope I have cleared your query. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T