Should the diagnosis of COPD be based on a single spirometry test?

Clinical guidelines indicate that a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis is made from a single spirometry test. However, long-term stability of diagnosis based on forced expiratory volume in 1 s over forced vital capacity (FEV(1)/FVC) ratio has not been reported. In primary care su...

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Autores principales: Schermer, Tjard R, Robberts, Bas, Crockett, Alan J, Thoonen, Bart P, Lucas, Annelies, Grootens, Joke, Smeele, Ivo J, Thamrin, Cindy, Reddel, Helen K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5041590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27684728
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npjpcrm.2016.59

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5041590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27684728
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npjpcrm.2016.59

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