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What Do The Following PFT Test Result Indicate?
Question: Nothing has approved doctor and it seems like it has been kinda worse but slowly and I'm not sure what is going on anymore seeing that I'm only 23.
Brief Answer:
What is your recent PFT?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
What is not improving?
Have you undergone recent PFT?
If yes then what are the values?
What are your symptoms?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
What is your recent PFT?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
What is not improving?
Have you undergone recent PFT?
If yes then what are the values?
What are your symptoms?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Dr. Yogesh D
Hello Doctor,
Doctor my breathing has not been improved at all and it's been really bugging me when you have that constant feeling of needing to take a deep breath, so I have to gasp for air and majority of the time it gets cuts off which leads me to yawning for the air and that leads me to having a tight throat and my muscles in my rib cage and back muscles start to hurt cause I think I'm over expanding my lungs to.to . try and get those satisfying breaths. I know it sounds like I'm hyperventilating but im not docto.
Yes doctor I have undergone a recent pulmonary function test but that was on the date 6/27/16 and I did share that with you on our previous post but if you want I can post it again for you so please advise me if you would want that.
My values from the first pulmomary function test was
Fev1: 4.33
Fvc: 4.94
Fev1/Fvc: 88%
Doctor my breathing has not been improved at all and it's been really bugging me when you have that constant feeling of needing to take a deep breath, so I have to gasp for air and majority of the time it gets cuts off which leads me to yawning for the air and that leads me to having a tight throat and my muscles in my rib cage and back muscles start to hurt cause I think I'm over expanding my lungs to.to . try and get those satisfying breaths. I know it sounds like I'm hyperventilating but im not docto.
Yes doctor I have undergone a recent pulmonary function test but that was on the date 6/27/16 and I did share that with you on our previous post but if you want I can post it again for you so please advise me if you would want that.
My values from the first pulmomary function test was
Fev1: 4.33
Fvc: 4.94
Fev1/Fvc: 88%
Brief Answer:
Are you going through any stress?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Your PFT was normal.
The way you are describing your symptoms, I think they are stress and anxiety related.
So please let me know if you are going through any stress or anxiety.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Are you going through any stress?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Your PFT was normal.
The way you are describing your symptoms, I think they are stress and anxiety related.
So please let me know if you are going through any stress or anxiety.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Doctor I did have another PFT test about 2-3 months ago at a different facility with my Fev1/Fvc 86%. He told me that it was of no concern and told me not to worry.
I have been under a loads of stress lately with the chance of me losing my job due to the possibility of not passing an upcoming test. I dislike my job and want to get out cause being a firefighter I'm worried about all the chemicals and worries constantly about developing copd. I'm planning on starting nursing school these semester coming up and that's more stress cause I want to get the degree to move out of XXXXXXX and start my nursing career and I'm 2e year still living at home so yes I'm under a tremendous amount of stress but I'm not sure of that is the cause of my breathing issue cause when this first started I wasn't that stressed out at all and it's been constant all day everyday..
I have been under a loads of stress lately with the chance of me losing my job due to the possibility of not passing an upcoming test. I dislike my job and want to get out cause being a firefighter I'm worried about all the chemicals and worries constantly about developing copd. I'm planning on starting nursing school these semester coming up and that's more stress cause I want to get the degree to move out of XXXXXXX and start my nursing career and I'm 2e year still living at home so yes I'm under a tremendous amount of stress but I'm not sure of that is the cause of my breathing issue cause when this first started I wasn't that stressed out at all and it's been constant all day everyday..
Brief Answer:
Don't worry too much. Avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Sorry for late reply as I was busy.
Your current symptoms are due to stress only.
Don't think too much. Avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm. Avoid all sort worries regarding job and carrier.
Better to consult psychiatrist for counseling sessions regarding job and carrier. This sessions are very helpful.
Don't worry, you will be alright.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Don't worry too much. Avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Sorry for late reply as I was busy.
Your current symptoms are due to stress only.
Don't think too much. Avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm. Avoid all sort worries regarding job and carrier.
Better to consult psychiatrist for counseling sessions regarding job and carrier. This sessions are very helpful.
Don't worry, you will be alright.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Dr. Kampana
The problem is how can this be related to stress when my breathing is what is causing my stress. Everyday waking up this is worrying me cause I feel like I have COPD and I'm on Google constantly trying to find a reason as to why it's not COPD. Is there any home spirometry I can buy to test my lungs without having to go to the doctor for a PFT.
Brief Answer:
You can buy peak flo meter.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
It's vicious cycle. Slight stress causes mild breathing difficulty which lead તો more stress in you and resulting in more breathing difficulty and thinking about COPD.
So you need to stop this cycle by avoiding too much thoughts about COPD.
And yes, you should can use peak flo meter.
It is handy instrument which measures Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR). PEFR is rough estimate of FEV1.
You can monitor PEFR regularly. It is ideal फॉर home monitoring.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
You can buy peak flo meter.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
It's vicious cycle. Slight stress causes mild breathing difficulty which lead તો more stress in you and resulting in more breathing difficulty and thinking about COPD.
So you need to stop this cycle by avoiding too much thoughts about COPD.
And yes, you should can use peak flo meter.
It is handy instrument which measures Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR). PEFR is rough estimate of FEV1.
You can monitor PEFR regularly. It is ideal फॉर home monitoring.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana
Do you have any recommendations as to which one to buy? Does it spit out the percentages for Fev1/Fvc?
Brief Answer:
I will give only PEFR.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
It is handy instrument. It will give only PEFR.
It will not give FEV1, FVC originally ratio.
PEFR is another parameter in PFT. It is not exactly same as FEV1 but both are more or less same in terms of monitoring.
You can search 'peak flo meter' on google to get an idea about it.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
I will give only PEFR.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
It is handy instrument. It will give only PEFR.
It will not give FEV1, FVC originally ratio.
PEFR is another parameter in PFT. It is not exactly same as FEV1 but both are more or less same in terms of monitoring.
You can search 'peak flo meter' on google to get an idea about it.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Does this equipment give an indication of a disease progressing or does it show COPD?
Brief Answer:
It is not for diagnosis.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
No, it is not for diagnosis of COPD or asthma.
It is for monitoring.
If your consecutive results are decreasing then possibility of disease progression is more.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
It is not for diagnosis.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
No, it is not for diagnosis of COPD or asthma.
It is for monitoring.
If your consecutive results are decreasing then possibility of disease progression is more.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Well all I know Doctor is that I'm slowly coming down with a cough cause I been coughing more then I usually do and my body has been heating up lately while I'm still having the breathing problem and my nose always feeling reatircted.
Brief Answer:
I have already told you about ENT consultation.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
I think, you should consult ENT doctor first for your nasal symptoms.
And honestly speaking, don't think too much about breathing difficulty.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
I have already told you about ENT consultation.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
I think, you should consult ENT doctor first for your nasal symptoms.
And honestly speaking, don't think too much about breathing difficulty.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Okay Doctor I will start researching some ENT specialist around my area and set up an appointment. I want to thank you for responding and I understand that you feel like you can't answer anymore and I'm not going to give you a bad rating cause of that. I just wish I had a definitive answer to why my chest is tight, my ribs hurt, breathing is difficult and I'm constantly gasping for air with heart palpation. Like I said I understand you can't pin point and I'll rate you for being kind Doctor. Thanks again sir
Brief Answer:
Thanks for your kind words.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
It's always encouraging for doctors to hear positive feedback from patients.
And I am glad that my advice is helping you.
Yes, you should should definitely consult ENT doctor.
Do let me know your result feedback after ENT consultation.
And I am always ready to guide you whenever you want need my help.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Thanks for your kind words.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
It's always encouraging for doctors to hear positive feedback from patients.
And I am glad that my advice is helping you.
Yes, you should should definitely consult ENT doctor.
Do let me know your result feedback after ENT consultation.
And I am always ready to guide you whenever you want need my help.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
I will Doctor. I will let you know what the ENT doctor advises if he finds anything and I just recently found that my fire station has mold in all the vents and there is dust everywhere and asbestos behind the kitchen walls. Just wanted to advise you of that.
Brief Answer:
CT scan of thorax also can be helpful.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
This is interesting information.
Sometimes chronic mould exposure can be cause pulmonary fibrosis. And instead early in stages of pulmonary fibrosis, chest x ray and PFT can be normal.
HRCT (high resolution CT) thorax would be needed to pick up early fibrosis.
So please let me know if you had CT scan of thorax done or not.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
CT scan of thorax also can be helpful.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
This is interesting information.
Sometimes chronic mould exposure can be cause pulmonary fibrosis. And instead early in stages of pulmonary fibrosis, chest x ray and PFT can be normal.
HRCT (high resolution CT) thorax would be needed to pick up early fibrosis.
So please let me know if you had CT scan of thorax done or not.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
No Doctor I have never had a CT scan done of the chest cause the Doctors didn't feel a reason too at the time
Brief Answer:
Did you tell about this mould thing with your doctor?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Did you share this mould thing with your doctor?
I will encourage you to discuss about Ct scan of thorax with the doctor.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
Did you tell about this mould thing with your doctor?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Did you share this mould thing with your doctor?
I will encourage you to discuss about Ct scan of thorax with the doctor.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
No sir I did not cause at the time I did not think of it as a big concern until I started looking into it more. Do you advise me talking and setting up a CT scan with my primary Doctor or seek a pulmonary specialist out? Thanks Doc
Brief Answer:
Yes, you should consult pulmonologist.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, you should definitely consult pulmonologist and discuss about the need of CT thorax.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Yes, you should consult pulmonologist.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, you should definitely consult pulmonologist and discuss about the need of CT thorax.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Will do Doctor. Thanks and I will advise of what the results are
Brief Answer:
Hope I have solved your query.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I will definitely wait for your follow up question.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Hope I have solved your query.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I will definitely wait for your follow up question.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Dr. Prasad
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