Missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis: How often do hospitalised patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have spirometry that supports the diagnosis?
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DOI: 10.1111/imj.15607
Abstract: BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is one of the most common clinical diagnoses among hospital inpatients. Diagnosis requires the demonstration of post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction. However, it is uncertain how often spirometry results are available at… read more here.
Keywords: clinical diagnosis; diagnosis; spirometry results; copd ... See more keywords
Effect of changing reference equations for spirometry interpretation in Thai people.
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.11.06
Abstract: Background Use of different spirometry reference equations can lead to misinterpretation of spirometry results. Currently, no study has been carried out to determine if there is any discordance between the interpretation of spirometry data using… read more here.
Keywords: four reference; thai people; reference; spirometry results ... See more keywords