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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Reports from R. Perezpadilla et al highlight recent research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
April 21st, 2009
According to a study from Mexico, "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is underdiagnosed. One barrier to diagnosis is the limited availability of spirometry testing, but in adults at risk for COPD, a normal pre-bronchodilator (pre-BD) peak expiratory flow (PEF) may rule out clinically significant COPD." "To identify post-BD airway obstruction using data from 13 708 individuals aged >= 40 years from the PLATINO and BOLD studies. We evaluated different cut-off points of pre-BD. The PEF was obtained from a diagnostic-quality spirometer (not a mechanical PEF meter). At least one of the following COPD risk factors was present in 77% of the subjects: chronic...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-21)
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