Table 6 Process involving the occupational health physician/sports doctor

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1. In their activity the occupational health or the sports doctor performs a simple spirometry test (this is expressly required by law) or identifies a patient with respiratory symptoms and, based on the diagnostic suspicion, carries out “on their own” a simple spirometry.

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2. A spirometry that reveals an alteration requires confirmation through a comprehensive spirometry or specialist evaluation.

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3. Simple spirometry that does not show alterations in a symptomatic patient requires further verifications.