However, COPD remains substantially under diagnosed in primary care and a major reason for this is underuse of spirometry. This allows potentially wide application of testing to improve recognition and diagnosis of COPD, such as for case finding in primary care. Spirometry is a safe and practical procedure, and when conducted by a trained operator using a spirometer that provides quality feedback, the majority of patients can be coached to provide acceptable and repeatable results. The criterion for diagnosis defined in guidelines is based on the FEV 1/FVC ratio forced expiratory ratio (FER) and its severity is based on forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1) from measurements obtained during maximal forced expiratory manoeuvres. Abstract: The standard respiratory function test for case detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is spirometry.
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