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Aims:
To assess the outcome of spirometry in primary care.
Methods:
Analysis of the first 100 spirometry results undertaken in one general practice.
Results:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was diagnosed in 50 patients, asthma in 13 and a restrictive ventilatory disorder in 12; 2 patients had mixed disease, 23 patients had normal spirometry.
Conclusion:
The results of spirometry considered with the clinical history allowed a diagnosis to be clarified in the majority of patients.
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Pinnock, H., Carley-Smith, J. & Kalideen, D. Spirometry in primary care: An analysis of the first 100 patients referred in one general practice. Prim Care Respir J 7, 23–24 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/pcrj.1999.10
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/pcrj.1999.10
