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

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Tue, May 06, 2008

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

5/ 8/08 3:09pm

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

Anonymous

10/23/09 9:54am

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 ??

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