Restrictive lung disease?
- Caucasian male, age 54 yr, standing height 159 cm, non-smoker.
- breathless on exercise
- shortness of breath on exercise
- no wheezing, no chronic cough or phlegm.
Spirometry |
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| index | observed | predicted |
| FEV1 | 1.84 L | 3.00 L |
| FVC | 2.13 L | 3.75 L |
| FEV1%FVC | 69% | 78% |
Restrictive lung disease is present in the case of:
- Normal
FEV1/(F)VC
ratio and low (F)VC.
- High FEV1/(F)VC
ratio and low (F)VC.
- High FEV1/(F)VC
ratio.
- TLC too small.