Drop in lung function during asthma and COPD exacerbations – can it be assessed without spirometry?

BACKGROUND: When assessing patients with exacerbation of asthma or COPD, it may be useful to know the drop in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV(1)) compared with stable state, in particular when considering treatment with oral corticosteroids. The objective of the study was to identify indic...

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Autores principales: Melbye, Hasse, Al-ani, Salwan, Spigt, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5153253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27994453
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S123315

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5153253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27994453
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S123315

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