Diagnostic screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasepulmonary disease

Authors

  • Mário Talaia Universidade de Aveiro
  • Catarina Almeida Universidade de Aveiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_24_12

Keywords:

Spirometry, physical strength, ventilation disorders, COPD, Tiffeneau index

Abstract

Spirometry is the accepted method for COPD diagnosis, a disease with high social costs. For certain professions, especially the ones that involve physical strength, the risk of COPD can be evaluated trough spirometry. In this work,
using a data collection, it was evaluated the type of disease (obstructive  and/or restrictive). The study shows that the forced expiratory volume in the 4th second should be valued instead of using the forced vital capacity, and a new indicator was introduced, which indicates the type of flow.

 

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_24_12

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Published

2017-03-30

Issue

No. 24 (2017): Multidisciplinaridade na análise das manifestações de risco

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