Interpretation of test results - 3
In this patient there is a marked bronchodilator effect, indicating that there was significant bronchomotor tone. In the great majority of cases an increase in the FEV1 is associated with an increase in the FVC; in this case the FVC returns to the normal range, while the FEV1 still falls just below the lower limit of normal. The next page shows the more extensive interpretation.
| Baseline | Post test | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| FEV1 | 2.97 | 3.37 | 3.46 | 3.41 |
| FVC | 4.05 | 4.49 | 4.40 | 4.51 |
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