The prevalence of bronchodilator responsiveness of the small airway (using mid-maximal expiratory flow) in COPD - a retrospective study

The prevalence of bronchodilator responsiveness of the small airway (using mid-maximal expiratory flow) in COPD - a retrospective study

Abstract Background Bronchodilator responsiveness (BDR) using FEV1 is often utilised to separate COPD patients from asthmatics, although it can be present in some COPD patients. With the advent of treatments with distal airway deposition, BDR in the small airways (SA) may be of value in the manageme...

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Main Authors: Nowaf Y. Alobaidi, Mohammed A. Almeshari, James A. Stockley, Robert A. Stockley, Elizabeth Sapey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
COPD
Spirometry
Bronchodilator responsiveness
MMEF
FEV1
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02235-0

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