Abstract
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Spirometry is the recommended investigation for diagnosis and categorization of the severity of the air flow limitation, however Spirometer is not widely available, while Peak-flow meter is cheap, portable, and easy to operate and maintain, so the PEF is frequently proposed as alternative to FEV1 for this purpose, and widely used in general practice as a surrogate for FEV1 in assessment of airway obstruction diseases. OBJECTIVE: To determine effect of FEV1 & PEF in obstructive airway diseases. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study was took place between 1st December 2006 and 1st July 2007in Baghdad teaching hospital. A total of 100 patients with history suggestive of obstructive airway diseases (symptoms of cough, wheezes, shortness of breath, and chest tightness), and their pulmonary function test show obstructive pattern (FEV1/FVC
Recommended Citation
.W.AL.Obaidy, Muhammed; Sultan, Kassim Mhamed; Jameel, Basil Fawzi; and Fadhil, Rokan Motasher
(2011)
"Relationship Between FEV1& PEF in Patients with Obstructive Airway Diseases,"
Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal: Vol. 10:
Iss.
2, Article 9.
Available at:
https://ipmj.researchcommons.org/journal/vol10/iss2/9