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Help with understanding spirometry results Return to previous page 9/22/2019 724 Views 9 Answers Last Activity: 6 months ago, das23 Tags: spirometry Tests Question: 0 netmouse 6 months ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Help with understanding spirometry results netmouse 6 months ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments Can you provide me some clarity on this test. My pulmo doctor is focused on the FEV1 value. Mine is 60% of predicted value (on Trelegy). So this is moderate disease on the Gold guidelines. However, he ignores the ratio FEV1/FVC. Mine is 71%, and normal is 70% of predicted value (65% for those over age 65). He keeps telling me I have severe disease and pushes back when I say moderate. The ratio is not mentioned. Why is he focused on the bad news and no mention of the good news? I got a copy of my records at my last appointment, and this gives me the numbers to research on my own. He seemed reluctant to give me the records, but did.
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