How do you determine the severity of restrictive lung disease?
Answer from: at Community Practice
My interpretation of the latest ATS/ERS guidelines is that FEV1 should be used for "any spirometric abnormality" including restriction or mixed disorders, which is unchanged from the 2005 ERS Guidelines.That said, I tend to use FVC when grading pure restrictive disorders, habituated as a result of F...
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at Saint Lawrence Pulmonology I agree with the above statement, severity depends...
at West Coast Pulmonary Physicians Inc Excellent answer. I do have a question, though. I&...
I agree with the above statement, severity depends...
Excellent answer. I do have a question, though. I&...