Spirometry for the diagnosis of airway obstruction in patients with risk factors for COPD: the GOLD and lower limit of normal criteria

OBJECTIVE: The identification of persistent airway obstruction is key to making a diagnosis of COPD. The GOLD guidelines suggest a fixed criterion-a post-bronchodilator FEV(1)/FVC ratio < 70%-to define obstruction, although other guidelines suggest that a post-bronchodilator FEV(1)/FVC ratio <...

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Autores principales: Grafino, Monica, Todo-Bom, Filipa, Lutas, Ana Cristina, Cabral, Jorge, Pereira, Marco, Valença, João, Furtado, Sofia Tello
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2021
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8836624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35019054
http://dx.doi.org/10.36416/1806-3756/e20210124

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8836624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35019054
http://dx.doi.org/10.36416/1806-3756/e20210124

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