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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...