5'5 115 LBS 48 yr old male had asthma as a child and had allergy shots as well and out grew both when I hit puberty smoked 1pack day 32 yrs also some pot during that time. quit smoking oct 1 2009. have always had a couple of bouts each yr with bronchitis. since I stopped smoking I have no cough to bring up mucus, and more flare ups of bronchitis with extreme shortness of breath among other things. been to two drs and one says moderate to severe. Another Dr says no copd Please help me understand how these doctors came up with these dx's based on this lung function test numbers. I am showing the pre drug numbers PLEASE HELP ME I AM SO CONFUSED!
predected reported %predicted
FVC 3.83 3.94 103
FEV1 3.15 3.00 95
FEV1/FVC 81.66 76.24 93
FEFmax 7.97 7.78 98
FEF25-75 3.37 2.30 68
MVV 94.90 140.73 148
TLC 5.75 5.98 104
FRC 3.60 3.19 88
RV 1.86 2.18 117
RV/TLC 33.16 36.30 110
ERV 1.74 1.01 58
IC 2.15 2.79 130
VC 3.83 3.80 99
DAB 27.81 27.81 100
DABHB 27.81 27.81 100
DV ASB 4.83 4.65 96
DVASBHB 4.83 4.65 96
DVSB 5.75 5.98 104