The risk of tuberculosis (TB) was higher in individuals with obstructive or restrictive lung function impairment compared to ...

FEV1 and FVC values were first assessed in a pulmonary function laboratory and within a few days again in the patients' own general practice. The same type of spirometer (Microloop II ...

The criteria for the diagnosis of COPD is a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio of < 70% (absolute value). Spirometry technique Spirometric patterns Baseline spirometry: the nurse responsible for ...

Spirometry is the only recognized method of ... forced vitality capacity (FVC), or the total amount of air a patient can exhale after inhaling as deeply as possible; and the ratio of FEV 1 to ...

FVC measures the greatest amount of air you ... A doctor will monitor your symptoms with a spirometry test, usually once a year, to determine how quickly the condition is progressing.

Primary-care providers (PCPs) should perform an office spirometry test for patients ≥ 45 years old who report smoking cigarettes (current smokers and those who quit during the previous year ...

Interventions and outcome Report of spirometry findings, including forced expiratory volume ... 25 ± 5 years). Supra-normal FEV1 and FVC values were identified in 14% and 9% of the cohort respectively ...

Race-neutral equations for assessing lung function appeared to catch more true-abnormal findings for Black patients than did previously standard race-adjusted spirometry equations, a study showed. In ...