Pulmonary function tests and lung age: Do you know yours?

David Kaufman, M.D. Health Professional Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist Dr. David A. Kaufman is an Assistant Professor of Medicine... Send Message Subscribe: David Kaufman, M.D.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008
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In the last post, I discussed COPD and asthma, and how to distinguish them. I introduced the topic of pulmonary function tests, or PFTs. Today, I would like to discuss PFTs in more detail. PFTs allow health care professionals to make the diagnosis of lung disease and to judge how severe it is. PF...

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sue
Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 03:09 PM

Thanks for your post doctor - look forward to hearing from you again next time.

Anyone out there want to join our discussion here? Post a comment to Dr. Kaufmann or post you own topic.

All the best, sue

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Anonymous
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 09:54 AM

I have never smoked..I am 51 yrs old..slightly overweight..I took a breathing test at a women's symposium recently and was told I had the lung age of a 7o yr old !! The health professional tol me to see my doctor right away..I am seeing him next week...What could this mean ??