Restrictive spirometric pattern and true pulmonary restriction in a general population sample aged 50 - 64 years

Restrictive spirometric pattern and true pulmonary restriction in a general population sample aged 50 - 64 years

Abstract Background There is low diagnostic accuracy of the proxy restrictive spirometric pattern (RSP) to identify true pulmonary restriction. This knowledge is based on patients referred for spirometry and total lung volume determination by plethysmograpy, single breath nitrogen washout technique...

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Main Authors: Kjell Torén, Linus Schiöler, Jonas Brisman, Andrei Malinovschi, Anna-Carin Olin, Göran Bergström, Björn Bake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Validity
Restrictive lung disease
RSP
TLC
Reference values
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-1096-z

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