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Pulmonary Test Reference Equation Key

Identify an explicitly selected pulmonary reference equation without providing predictions or selecting a population model.

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Description

Identify an explicitly selected pulmonary reference equation.

Respiratory records distinguish signal markers, gas-reference bases, collection validity codes and selected prediction equations. A supplied interval or zero subtraction is only one part of a measurement workflow. Unit labels and device-use discrepancies do not validate a maneuver, estimate a disease state or determine appropriate medication use.

Identify an explicitly selected pulmonary reference equation.

When to use this tool

Use Pulmonary Test Reference Equation Key when you already have testCode, equationId, referenceVersion and need to identify an explicitly selected pulmonary reference equation.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter testCode, equationId, referenceVersion. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read token. Use the output convention below.

Enter testCode, equationId, referenceVersion using the field constraints below. Encode these values, in exactly that order, as a JSON array and return the serialized array as text in token. String values are preserved without trimming or external terminology lookup.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
testCodeTest CodeRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
equationIdEquation IdRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
referenceVersionReference VersionRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
tokenTokenRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "testCode": "T17",
    "equationId": "EQ-A",
    "referenceVersion": "v3"
  },
  "output": {
    "token": "[\"T17\",\"EQ-A\",\"v3\"]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The result records supplied values without providing predictions or selecting a population model. Sources and asserted relationships are not independently authenticated.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Review the original respiratory trace, acquisition protocol and reference-equation definition when interpreting a test. Keep gas-reference bases and supplied quality codes explicit; a zero subtraction, interval or counter discrepancy does not validate the complete measurement.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: pulmonology/pulmonary-test-reference-equation-key — tool.io

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