Hello,
I am 36 year old female that had a PFT a few months ago.
My spirometry was normal: FEV1 was 105 percent predicted, FEV1/FVC was 105 percent predicted.
My LVM were a bit odd, though. TLC was 93 percent predicted. ERV was 152 percent predicted, FRC was 119 percent predicted and IC was 67 percent predicted. DLCO was 106 percent predicted.
The pulmonologist said everything was normal. I went to see him because I had a constant tickle in my throat with an occasional cough. I sometimes felt shortness of breath, but I think they may have been anxiety.
My mother died of COPD at 73. She smoked packs of cigarettes for years. Was there an issue with the test, or should I be concerned?