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Need Help with Spirometry Results Return to previous page 7/21/2017 1412 Views 5 Answers Last Activity: 3 years ago, Louanne DFWTexas State Captain Tags: Spirometry Results Question: 0 Angie67 3 years 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 Need Help with Spirometry Results Angie67 3 years 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 Just got the results from my spirometry test. The pulmonologist said I have moderate COPD but said I didn't need any meds and to go home and live my life and come back in 3 months. I don't know what my score is or what this means. Can someone help with what my actual score is and how bad this is? Ref Pre %Ref Post %Ref %Chg FVC 2.42 2.13 88 2.12 88 -1 FEV1 1..95 1.39 71 1.42 73 2 FEV1/FVC% Ref Pre Post 83 65 67 Am I at 65 and how bad is that? What figure should I look at.? Thanks. Am very scared, Can losing weight help?
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