Obstructive defect on spirometry in a nine-year-old child
Obstructive defect on spirometry in a nine-year-old child
Note the reduced FEV1/FVC and FEV1 (red boxes) and the scooped curve shape of the green expiratory flow loop (red arrow, above x-axis), consistent with an obstructive defect. The airflow obstruction is reversible. After treatment with a bronchodilator, there is significant improvement (>10%) in FEV1 and the FEV1/FVC ratio also increases (orange boxes). The expiratory flow volume loop (above x-axis) shown in blue is now nearly normal.
Rx: treatment (with bronchodilator); FEV1: forced expiratory volume in the first second; FVC: forced vital capacity; % Pred: percent predicted. * Prebronchodilator. ΒΆ Postbronchodilator.