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Pulmonary Function Test Numbers - Look alright?
Units Pred Actual %Pred Prev1 Prev2 CI
FVC L 4.85 4.98 102.6
FEV1 L 4.12 3.87 94.0 3.27
PF L/SEC 8.774 10.950 124.8 5.80
FEF25-75 L/SEC 4.565 3.280 71.9 2.90
FEV1/FVC % 78
Had chronic sinusitis for the past 5 or 6 months now, accompanied with wheezing so they did this PFT. If anyone can interpret that would be great. Thank you
FVC L 4.85 4.98 102.6
FEV1 L 4.12 3.87 94.0 3.27
PF L/SEC 8.774 10.950 124.8 5.80
FEF25-75 L/SEC 4.565 3.280 71.9 2.90
FEV1/FVC % 78
Had chronic sinusitis for the past 5 or 6 months now, accompanied with wheezing so they did this PFT. If anyone can interpret that would be great. Thank you
Your FEV1 (The amount of air that you blow out forcefully over one second) is at 94% predicted for your age, gender and height. This is a normal reading...
Your FVC (the amount of air that you blow out after taking as deep a breath as possible and blowing out until there is nothing left) is at 102% predicted for your age, height and gender. This is also normal, it is great as well!
PEF is the speed of the breath at the beginning (of the breath) and you are sitting at 124% predicted for your age, height and gender...again, awesome!
FEF 25-75% is Forced expiratory flow...your value is at 71.9% for your age, height and gender. This measurement focuses on the small airways, people with low values have some sort of obstructive defect such as asthma, emphysema (correct me if I am wrong about anything guys, I am not a doc..just an ex ICU nurse). Your value is about normal...I believe 80% is normal.
FEV1/FVC ratio is 78%, very close to normal. Docs use this value in conjunction with your other values to determine an obstructive defect (such as emphysema, asthma) or a restrictive defect (such as in pulmonary fibrosis..)
According to these values, they look good. I would talk to your doctor though and go by what he or she says as he has examined you and knows your case history.
Good luck..Sunny
Your FVC (the amount of air that you blow out after taking as deep a breath as possible and blowing out until there is nothing left) is at 102% predicted for your age, height and gender. This is also normal, it is great as well!
PEF is the speed of the breath at the beginning (of the breath) and you are sitting at 124% predicted for your age, height and gender...again, awesome!
FEF 25-75% is Forced expiratory flow...your value is at 71.9% for your age, height and gender. This measurement focuses on the small airways, people with low values have some sort of obstructive defect such as asthma, emphysema (correct me if I am wrong about anything guys, I am not a doc..just an ex ICU nurse). Your value is about normal...I believe 80% is normal.
FEV1/FVC ratio is 78%, very close to normal. Docs use this value in conjunction with your other values to determine an obstructive defect (such as emphysema, asthma) or a restrictive defect (such as in pulmonary fibrosis..)
According to these values, they look good. I would talk to your doctor though and go by what he or she says as he has examined you and knows your case history.
Good luck..Sunny
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