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Go Over the Chief Complaint
Review His Past Medical History
Review His Current Medications
Review His Social History
Take a Family History
Do a Physical Exam
Questions about Laboratory and Spirometry Findings
Make a Diagnosis and Prescribe Medications to Treat This Patient!

Go over the NAEP guidelines on asthma diagnosis and treatment
Review Asthma Medications
Review Spirometry and Sample Cases
Links to Other Asthma Pages

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Spirometry Results
Pre-Bronchodilator Post-Bronchodilator
Pred Obs %Pred Obs %Change
FVC 4.3 4.1 95 4.2 2
FEV1 3.4 2.4 72 2.9 21
FEV1/FVC % 77 59 69
FEV 25-75% 3.78 2.6 69 3.1 19
You order spirometry measurements for Mr. Jones.

Mr. Jones' Spirometry results to the left are:

  1. Normal results
  2. Consistent with an Obstructive Picture
  3. Consistent with a Restrictive Picture
  4. Consistent with a Mixed Picture

Because of the normal FVC, the decreased FEV1 and the decreased FEV1/FVC ratio these results are more consistent with an obstructive picture.

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