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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |