When interpreting pulmonary function tests (PFTs), do you include diagnostic language such as 'findings are suggestive of COPD,' or do you limit your report to a descriptive interpretation of the data?

My viewpoint is that PFT interpretation should focus on interpreting physiology. This is especially important in areas like airway diseases, where a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio showing obstruction could be due to a host of diseases. If the interpreter puts that is suggestive of COPD without the clinical context, then some may assume this is fully diagnostic of the disease rather than the disease physiology.