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Relationship Between Spontaneous Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve Pattern and Air-Flow Obstruction in Elderly COPD Patients

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2013

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Masafumi Nozoe, Kyoshi Mase, Shigefumi Murakami, Makoto Okada, Tomoyuki Ogino, Kazuhiro Matsushita, Sachie Takashima, N. Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Fukuda, Kazuhisa Domen
Respiratory Care

Abstract

Concavity of the SEFV curve obtained during tidal breathing may be a useful test for determining the presence of very severe obstruction in elderly patients unable to perform a satisfactory FVC maneuver.

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