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Drugs potentially affecting the extent of airways reversibility on pulmonary function testing are frequently consumed despite guidelines

BACKGROUND: The increase in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)) effected by a bronchodilator is routinely assessed when patients undertake pulmonary function testing (PFT). Several drug classes can theoretically affect the magnitude of the increase in FEV(1). Withholding periods are advi...

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Autores principales: Jones, Terry E, Southcott, AnneMarie, Homan, Sean
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3745286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23966777
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S44612