They say a ratio of 70% or less is copd yours was 76%.
Some say the lower percentile is a better predictor and that is 75% yours is 76%.
Your fev1 was 94% of predicted before the use of a bronchodilator. They say anything less than 80% is abnormal.
The best way to check for copd is a full lung function test not a spirometry what you have performed although it can be a good indicator. Some can have normal spirometry but full lung function gives other values which indicate copd or other diseases.
Its a full lung function test you need to push your gp for.
thank you sooooo much ponkmonster!!! with what u have said, it seems to me that i should not really worry abt it!? god bless my friend!😊
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Hi what does a full lung function test constitute please? I have mild/mod copd and never been offered one of these. x
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Hello coughalot2. This explains what they involve artp.org.uk/en/patient/lung... Youd normally have them in the lung function lab at the hospital but I dont think theyre routinely done for mild/mod COPD unless you have complications or are taken into hospital. Robin
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