Forced Vital Capacity
Bronchodilator Response of FEV6 and FEV3 as Surrogates of Forced Vital Capacity
... Devroey D, Kartounian J, et al. Forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in six seconds as predictors of reduced total lung capacity. Eur Respir J 2008; 31 (2): 391- 5. 10. ...
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Study of correlation between forced vital capacity and demand for healthcare services in severe asthmatics
... The assessment and early identification of patients prone to fatal or near-fatal events are paramount in management, prophylaxis, therapy and cost reduction in severe asthma. Spirometry is the most often used functional ...
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Assessment of pulmonary function among cleaners in governmental hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; comparative cross sectional study
... for forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 s, percent ratio of forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in 1 s, peak expiratory flow rate ...
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Total lung capacity by plethysmography and high-resolution computed tomography in COPD
... by forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1 )/forced vital capacity (FVC) # 70 and TLC # 80, (2) no or minimal radiographic abnormalities, or (3) complete pulmonary function tests (PFTs) ...
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Effect of spirometry on intra thoracic pressures
... Objective: Due to the high intra-thoracic pressures associated with forced vital capacity manoeuvres, spirometry is contraindicated for vulnerable patients. However, the typical pressure response to ...
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Evaluation of computer-based computer tomography stratification against outcome models in connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease: a patient outcome study
... FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, forced vital capacity; DLco, diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide; Kco, carbon monoxide transfer coefficient; TLC, total lung ...
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Air Trapping: A Cause of Heterogeneous Attenuation
... of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to forced vital capacity ...of forced vital capacity (MEF50), HU attenuation at normal regions, and rate of change in lung ...
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Original Article Comparison of impulse oscillometry and traditional pulmonary function tests in chemotherapy of lung cancer
... higher forced vital capacity than those associated with pleural effusion ...of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to predicted value (FEV1/pre) than those with periph- eral lung cancer ...
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Diagnostic and prognostic utility of mid-expiratory flow rate in older community-dwelling persons with respiratory symptoms, but without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
... of forced expiratory flows to diag- nose small airways disease is, however controversial, as intra-individual variability is high, even in healthy subjects [4, ...asthma, forced expiratory flow parameters ...
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Lung Hyperinflation Is Associated with Pulmonary Exacerbations in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis
... Figure 2. Comparison of mean exacerbations among high vs low lung function. Lung function is shown along the x-axis and is dichotomized into two groups. Cutoff values defining high and low groups are shown along the ...
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Effect of Aerobic and Aerobic Cross Training Programs on Pulmonary Function
... capacity of aerobic cross training group, aerobic training group and control group were 3.738, 3.593 and 3.170 respectively. The obtained „F‟ ratio of 100.37 for adjusted post test scores was greater than the ...
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Office Spirometry in Primary Care Pediatrics: A Pilot Study
... (forced vital capacity, forced ex- piratory volume in 1 second, and forced expiratory flow between 25% and ...for forced expiratory volume in 1 second (83 of 85 values fall ...
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ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF PULMONARY FUNCTION PARAMETERS IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINERS OF TELANGANA STATE
... The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pulmonary function parameters using portable electronic spirometer in underground coal miners and to compare the obtained results with the equal number of general population ...
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Establishing age specific spirometry reference ranges for children/adolescents of Karachi, Pakistan: Randomized trials
... for forced vital capacity was 2.21±0.75, forced expiratory volume in 1 second ...and forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% expired volume was , , , ...
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Does roflumilast decrease exacerbations in severe COPD patients not controlled by inhaled combination therapy? the REACT study protocol
... A total of 1934 patients will be randomized (967 per treat- ment arm). Patients will be recruited from approximately 200 centers in 21 countries worldwide. All patients must have COPD with severe airflow limitation ...
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Responses of FEV6, FVC, and FET to inhaled bronchodilator in the adult general population
... in vital capacity (VC) in subjects with severe air- flow limitation and air trapping, which has been sug- gested to partially account for their subjective benefit of bronchodilating medication in clinical ...
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Influence of perioperative oxygen fraction on pulmonary function after abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial
... That study found no significant changes in forced vital capacity FVC, forced expiratory volume FEV1.0, arterial oxygen tension PaO2, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference AaDO2 or frequenc[r] ...
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Severe idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: what can be done?
... a forced vital capacity (FVC) >50–55% of predicted and a diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (D LCO ) >35 – 40% of predicted are typically diagnosed as having ...
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Importance of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in the differentiation of asthma–COPD overlap syndrome, asthma, and COPD
... FVC, forced vital capacity; PEF, peak expiratory flow; MEF, maximal midexpiratory flow; MEF25, forced expiratory flow after 25% of the FVC; MEF50, forced expiratory flow after 50% of ...
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Effects of Cigarette Smoking and Age on Pulmonary Function Tests in ≥ 40 Years Old Adults in Jordan
... lung capacity (TLC), then exhale as quickly and completely as possible to blow all the air ...allowed forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in the 1st second (FEV1) ...
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