Selected article for: "clinical diagnosis and FVC vital capacity"

Author: Janice M Leung; Chen Xi Yang; Anthony Tam; Tawimas Shaipanich; Tillie L Hackett; Gurpreet K Singhera; Delbert R Dorscheid; Don D Sin
Title: ACE-2 Expression in the Small Airway Epithelia of Smokers and COPD Patients: Implications for COVID-19
  • Document date: 2020_3_23
  • ID: ei2b8oqn_4
    Snippet: Patients with COPD were defined as those having a clinical diagnosis of COPD made by a boardcertified respiratory physician and either a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) <70% or a clear evidence of emphysema on computed tomographic (CT) imaging on visual inspection. Cytologic brushings were obtained in subsegmental airways (6 th -8 th generation) of the lung that were unaffected by the patient's underlying c.....
    Document: Patients with COPD were defined as those having a clinical diagnosis of COPD made by a boardcertified respiratory physician and either a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) <70% or a clear evidence of emphysema on computed tomographic (CT) imaging on visual inspection. Cytologic brushings were obtained in subsegmental airways (6 th -8 th generation) of the lung that were unaffected by the patient's underlying clinical indication for bronchoscopy.

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