Respiratory Disease in Practice

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Open access lung function in primary care – are our patients coming to blows?
RDIP, Volume 20, Number 2.

The use of lung function services in general practice is increasing across the UK, largely because of the introduction of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines1 recommending spirometry for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These guidelines place an emphasis on the measurement of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) together with other spirometric indices (forced vital capacity [FVC], vital capacity [VC] and peak expiratory flow [PEF]) as an opportunistic screening test for patients dropping in to the practice.

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