Tests for COPD include; Spirometry, Bronchodilator Reversibility, Chest X-ray, Computed Tomography, and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Testing.
Spirometry helps tell how well your lungs are working. During this test, the patient will sit down and into a spirometer which evaluates how much is breathed in and out over the course of a minute and how much air is left in your lungs.
Bronchodilator Reversibility test is the same as the spirometry test except the patient is given a bronchodilator, which is a medication that opens the airway. This helps exclude other things like asthma.
Chest X-rays help rule out other diseases with similar symptoms like pneumonia, congestive heart failure, and cancer. You may not be able to diagnosis COPD from
Spirometry helps tell how well your lungs are working. During this test, the patient will sit down and into a spirometer which evaluates how much is breathed in and out over the course of a minute and how much air is left in your lungs.
Bronchodilator Reversibility test is the same as the spirometry test except the patient is given a bronchodilator, which is a medication that opens the airway. This helps exclude other things like asthma.
Chest X-rays help rule out other diseases with similar symptoms like pneumonia, congestive heart failure, and cancer. You may not be able to diagnosis COPD from