Question

A 55-year-old man with a 30-pack-year smoking history is found on spirometry to have FEV1/FVC ratio 0.6 and FEV1 75% predicted, with minimal symptoms. According to COPD staging, what is the severity of his airflow limitation?

Accepted Answer

Mild

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Moderate

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Severe

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Very severe

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Normal

Practice question

A 55-year-old man with a 30-pack-year smoking history is found on spirometry to have FEV1/FVC ratio 0.6 and FEV1 75% predicted, with minimal symptoms. According to COPD staging, what is the severity of his airflow limitation?