Question

A 60-year-old man with long-standing smoking history has chronic productive cough and exertional dyspnoea. Spirometry confirms FEV1/FVC <0.7 and FEV1 65% predicted. According to diagnostic criteria, what is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Asthma

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Bronchiectasis

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Heart failure

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Pulmonary fibrosis

Practice question

A 60-year-old man with long-standing smoking history has chronic productive cough and exertional dyspnoea. Spirometry confirms FEV1/FVC <0.7 and FEV1 65% predicted. According to diagnostic criteria, what is the most likely diagnosis?