A 63-year-old woman presents with chronic cough, sputum production and dyspnoea. She has a 40-pack-year smoking history. Spirometry shows FEV1/FVC 0.6...

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A 63-year-old woman presents with chronic cough, sputum production and dyspnoea. She has a 40-pack-year smoking history. Spirometry shows FEV1/FVC 0.6 and FEV1 80% predicted post-bronchodilator. According to COPD-X, how should this be interpreted?

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Mild COPD

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Normal spirometry; symptoms are unrelated to lungs

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Moderate COPD

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Severe COPD

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Very severe COPD

au-amc MCQ (SBA): COPD severity classification

A 63-year-old woman presents with chronic cough, sputum production and dyspnoea. She has a 40-pack-year smoking history. Spirometry shows FEV1/FVC 0.6 and FEV1 80% predicted post-bronchodilator. According to COPD-X, how should this be interpreted?