Hello everyone,
I've been having some issues lately where I've been getting really dizzy if I exert myself or if I talk a lot, and dealing with some shortness of breath too. I vaped for ~5 years (quit a year and a half ago), so I asked my PCP for a PFT to see where we're at (results are down below). I had a chest x-ray and CT done as well, both of which were good.
I won't be able to get in with a pulmonologist for a couple months, so I was curious if anyone else has had similar results on their PFT, particularly the elevated RV? I have a family history of asthma (mother & brother), but had never really been tested before this.
Also, any advice that works for you on keeping your lungs as healthy as we can? Thanks so much :)
| Spirometry
|
Unit
|
Pre
|
Pred LL
|
% Ref
|
Z-Score
|
| FVC
|
L
|
5.11
|
3.58
|
111
|
0.79
|
| FEV1
|
L
|
4.81
|
2.97
|
125
|
1.95
|
| FEV1/FVC
|
%
|
94
|
73
|
113
|
2.09
|
| FEF25-75%
|
L/s
|
6.65
|
2.42
|
167
|
2.20
|
| PEF
|
L/s
|
8.91
|
7.35
|
95
|
-0.36
|
| FIVC
|
L
|
4.71
|
3.58
|
102
|
0.16
|
| Lung Volumes
|
Unit
|
Pred
|
Pred
|
Pred LL
|
Pred UL
|
% Ref
|
Z-Score
|
| TLC
|
L
|
7.52
|
6.62
|
5.33
|
7.93
|
114
|
1.14
|
| VC
|
L
|
5.11
|
5.20
|
4.18
|
6.26
|
98
|
-0.15
|
| IC
|
L
|
3.51
|
3.58
|
2.57
|
4.54
|
98
|
-0.10
|
| FRCpl
|
L
|
4.01
|
3.01
|
2.05
|
4.23
|
133
|
1.37
|
| RV
|
|
2.41
|
1.43
|
0.71
|
2.34
|
169
|
1.77
|
| ERV
|
|
1.60
|
1.52
|
0.73
|
2.56
|
105
|
0.13
|
| RV%TLC
|
%
|
32
|
21
|
12
|
32
|
150
|
1.70
|
| Diffusion
|
Unit
|
Pre
|
Pred
|
Pred LL
|
Pred UL
|
% Ref
|
Z-Score
|
| DLCO_SB
|
ml/(min*mmHg)
|
38.57
|
30.41
|
23.94
|
37.84
|
127
|
1.80
|
| VA_SB
|
L
|
6.56
|
6.15
|
5.05
|
7.34
|
107
|
0.58
|
| DLVA
|
ml/(min*mmHg"L)
|
5.88
|
4.97
|
3.96
|
6.06
|
118
|
1.38
|
| Hb
|
g(Hb)/dL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Grade
|
|
CCC
|
|
|
|
|
|