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Ensuring adequate patient effort depends on the technician measuring spirometry. The patient should be well coached and instructed throughout the test while the technician evaluates both the patient's effort and the spirograms. Meeting reproducibility criteria helps to ensure adequate effort because maximal patient effort leads to more reproducible results.