Evaluating FEV1 decline in diagnosis and management of pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis.

Drake C Bouzek Clement L RenMisty ThompsonJames E SlavenDon B Sanders

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2022)

ΔFEV1 is associated with increased likelihood that cough and sputum are diagnosed as a PEx. Spirometry is essential for PEx diagnosis and treatment and is a necessary component of all clinical encounters.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pulmonary hypertension
young adults
mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis