Association between Severity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lung Function Tests

Hamidreza Jamaati,Bahareh Heshmat,Ronak Tamadon,Abbas Hamidi Rad,Seyed Amir Mohajerani,Golnar Radmand,Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian

Association between Severity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lung Function Tests

2013

Hamidreza Jamaati
Bahareh Heshmat
Ronak Tamadon
Abbas Hamidi Rad
Seyed Amir Mohajerani
Golnar Radmand
Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian

Background The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is quite high and its prevalence is increasing. We aimed to evaluate the correlation of COPD severity according to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria with spirometric measurements in patients admitted to the emergency ward.

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Pulmonary function testing
Disease
COPD
Physical therapy
Medicine
Internal medicine
statistical analysis
Lung volumes
FEV1/FVC ratio
Spirometry
pulmonary disease
Functional residual capacity

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