SPIROMETRY: Patient Billy Armstrong BMI: 47.4 Height: 175.40 cms Age: 16 Weight: 145.90 kg Sex: Male Race: Unspecified Pre-TEST: Room Air SpO2: 98%. HR 97, RR 16, BS: diminished with faint bilateral wheezes Post- TEST: Good patient effort & cooperation. The test results meet the ATS standards for acceptability and reproducibility. After completing the pre-BD spirometry. Billy received 2.5 mg of albuterol via a SVN. Following a 15-minute waiting period, post-BD spirometry was completed DIRECTIONS: Use the attached chart to answer the following questions: 1) Based on the data obtained from this study, how would you classify our patient Billy Armstrong? (A) Normal (B) Obstructive (C) Restrictive (D) Mixed 2) Examning the pre-bronchodilator (BD) FEV1/FVC ratio, what pulmonary process is suggested in the ratio? 3) Examining the pre-BD FEF 25-75%, what does this measurement tell you about the patient’s small airways?
[Solved]: SPIROMETRY: Patient Billy Armstrong BMI: 47
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