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. 2023 May 25;15(5):e39464. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39464

Table 1. Comparison between the first spirometry from September 2022 and the complete spirometry from February 2023. In 2023, the patient still shows signs of an obstructive condition with a further reduction of the lung volumes and air trapping also due to poor therapeutic adherence.

FEV1%: percentage of predicted value of FEV1, FVC%: percentage of predicted value of FVC, PEF: peak expiratory flow, FEV1: maximum expiratory volume at first second, FVC: forced vital capacity, TLC: total lung capacity, RV: residual volume, RV/TLC: ratio of total lung capacity to residual volume expressed as a percentage of the predicted value, FEF25-75%: forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of FVC

FEV1% FVC% FEV1/FVC% PEF FEF25-75 % RV TLC RV/TLC
71% 86% 89% 61% 35% 134% 88% 145%
66% 79% 82% 67% 39% 124% 93% 135%