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1 SPIROMETRY FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS Global initiative for chronic obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. BACKGROUND INFORMATION A. What Is SPIROMETRY ? B. Why Perform SPIROMETRY ? C. SPIROMETRY in Primary Care D. Screening for Airway Obstruction in Primary Care E. Recognizing COPD III. USING SPIROMETRY IN CLINCIAL PRACTICE A. Types of Spirometers B. Information Provided by the Spirometer C. Diagnosis of Airway Obstruction Figure 1. GOLD Spirometric Criteria for COPD Severity IV. SPIROGRAM INTERPRETATION A. Normal Lung Function Figure 2. Normal Spirogram: Volume-Time Curve B. Bronchodilator Reversibility Testing in COPD C. Patterns of Spirometric Curves Figure 3.
1 SPIROMETRY FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. …
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