Table 1 Description of data elements available in PFT data mart

Parsed Numeric Columns

Spirometry (measures the airflow in and out of the lungs)

54

Lung volumes (assess the volume of air associated with different phases of the breath)

26

Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (measures the ease with which a test gas (carbon monoxide) crosses the air sac membrane into the blood stream)

12

Pulse Oximetry (assesses the oxygenation of hemoglobin)

2

Anthropometric (height and weight)

2

Parsed Non-numeric Columns

Non-numeric data about patient (race, ethnicity, ordering physician, notes)

6

Data about measurements (date, technician, etc.)

5

Totals

Total number of potential measures parsed into discrete data elements

107