Getting Tested
Diagnostic tests for COPD include a medical and personal history, physical exam, various pulmonary function tests, imaging tests, blood tests and sputum tests. These can not only help diagnose COPD, but also determine the severity of the disease.
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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. PFTs evaluate how well air can flow into and out…
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Kathi MacNaughton, Health Pro, posted Is There an At Home Spirometer in Your… One of the ways a doctor can decide if you have COPD is to perform lung…
Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT, Health Pro, commented on 'Is That Good?' Understanding Vital… Dear Dee, Great point! Definitely! Your oxygen saturation should…
Kathi MacNaughton, Health Pro, answered COPD and HEART Hi Brian and Regina, I can't answer all of your questions, but I'll try to answer some of them. You can…
Kathi MacNaughton, Health Pro, answered After COPD being written on my… Hi Ginny... I'm guessing the abbreviation means "acute bacterial exacerbations of…
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