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What does a lung function test measure?

Spirometry and oxygen saturation measure the lung's working conditions.

The simple answer

Two measurements show up in most lung check-ups. Spirometry asks you to blow as hard and long as you can into a tube, measuring how much air you move and how fast. Oxygen saturation is that clip on your finger, reading blood colour to estimate how loaded your hemoglobin is.

Go deeper

There's more: spirometry and oxygen saturation measure the lung's working conditions. The full explanation — and the interactive version you can tap and quiz yourself on — lives in the app.

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