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Bronchiectasis screening
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There is no routine screening for bronchiectasis. If the patient has an immune deficiency or primary ciliary dyskinesia then pulmonary function tests should be measures four times a year.
Bronchiectasis Screening
Bronchiectasis Screening
- There is no routine screening for bronchiectasis.
- If the patient has an immune deficiency or primary ciliary dyskinesia, the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and peak expiratory flow (PEF) should be measured four times a year.[1]
References
References
- ↑ van der Bruggen-Bogaarts BA, van der Bruggen HM, van Waes PF, Lammers JW (1996). “Screening for bronchiectasis. A comparative study between chest radiography and high-resolution CT”. Chest. 109 (3): 608–11. PMID 8617064.
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