Persistent Empiric COPD Diagnosis and Treatment After Pulmonary Function Test Showed No Obstruction

Spyridon Fortis; Edward O Corazalla; David R Jacobs; Hyun J Kim

doi:10.4187/respcare.04647

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Persistent Empiric COPD Diagnosis and Treatment After Pulmonary Function Test Showed No Obstruction

Spyridon Fortis, Edward O Corazalla, David R Jacobs and Hyun J Kim

Respiratory Care September 2016, 61 (9) 1192-1200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04647

Spyridon Fortis

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Edward O Corazalla

Pulmonary Function Test Laboratory, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

MSc RPFT

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David R Jacobs Jr

Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Hyun J Kim

Pulmonary Function Test Laboratory, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Fig. 1.
Schematic diagram of diagnosis according to pulmonary function tests. The circle highlights the subjects included in the study. PFTs = pulmonary function tests, RV = residual volume, TLC = total lung capacity, LLN = lower limit of normal, ULN = upper limit of normal.
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Fig. 2.
Flow chart. PFTs = pulmonary function tests, ILD = interstitial lung disease.

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