Diagnostic value of post-bronchodilator pulmonary function testing to distinguish between stable, moderate to severe COPD and asthma

Irusen, Elvis

doi:10.2147/copd.s948

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Diagnostic value of post-bronchodilator pulmonary function testing to distinguish between stable, moderate to severe COPD and asthma

Published in International Journal of COPD • Dec 1, 2008

Authors:

Elvis Irusen

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The GOLD guidelines suggest that the presence of a post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) < 80% of the predicted value in combination with a FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) < 70% confirms the diagnosis of COPD. Limited data exist regarding the accuracy of these...

Subject

Bronchodilator

Medicine

COPD

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