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Which Pulmonary Function Tests Best Differentiate Between COPD Phenotypes?
Steve H Salzman
Respiratory Care January 2012, 57 (1) 50-60; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01585
Steve H Salzman
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, and with the School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York.
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Respiratory Care
Vol. 57, Issue 1
1 Jan 2012
Which Pulmonary Function Tests Best Differentiate Between COPD Phenotypes?
Steve H Salzman
Respiratory Care Jan 2012, 57 (1) 50-60; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01585
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- Abstract
- Introduction
- Do PFT Features Distinguish Asthma From COPD?
- Do We Need New Diagnostic Categories?
- Should the Diagnosis of COPD Be Based on Pre- or Post-Bronchodilator Results?
- Do All Patients With Post-Bronchodilator Air Flow Limitation Have COPD?
- Does a Normal DLCO Rule Out Emphysema?
- Is DLCO Helpful in Predicting Exercise Oxygen Desaturation?
- Are Measurements of Hyperinflation Helpful?
- Is Air Flow Obstruction a Risk Factor for Lung Cancer?
- Are Genetic Studies Helpful in COPD Phenotype Definitions?
- Summary
- Discussion
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