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Accuracy of Spirometry at Predicting Restrictive Pulmonary Impairment  

Ahn, Young Mee (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Koh, Won-Jung (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Cheol Hong (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lim, Seong Yong (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
An, Chang Hyeok (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Suh, Gee Young (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Chung, Man Pyo (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Hojoong (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kwon, O Jung (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.54, no.3, 2003 , pp. 330-337 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background : Low spirometric forced vital capacity(FVC) in conjunction with a normal or high ratio of the forced expiratory volume at 1 second to the forced vital capacity($FEV_1$/FVC%) has traditionally been classified as a restrictive abnormality. However, the gold-standard diagnosis of a restrictive pulmonary impairment requires a measurement of the total lung capacity (TLC). This study was performed to determine the predictive value of spirometric measurements of the FVC for diagnosing a restrictive pulmonary abnormality. Methods : Test results from 1,371 adult patients who undertook both spirometry and lung volume measurements on the same visit from January 1999 to December 2000 were enrolled in this study. The test values for the FVC, the TLC that was below 80% of predicted value, and a $FEV_1$/FVC% that was below 70%, were classified as being abnormal. Results : Of the 1,371 patients, 353 patients had a reduced a FVC. Of these patients, 186 patients had a reduced TLC. Therefore, the positive predictive value was 52.7%. Of the 196 patients with a normal $FEV_1$/FVC% and a reduced FVC, 148(75.5%) patients had a lower TLC. Thirty eight (24.2%) patients out of 157 patients with a low $FEV_1$/FVC% and a low FVC showed a restrictive defect. Conclusion : Spirometry is useful to rule out a restrictive pulmonary abnormality, but a restrictive pattern on the spirometry dose not mean there is a true restrictive disease. For the patients with a low FVC, TLC measurements are essential for diagnosing a restrictive pulmonary impairment.
Keywords
Respiratory function tests; Lung volume measurements; Total lung capacity; Vital capacity; Spirometry; Whole body plethysmography;
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