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COPD - Free CE Continuing Education online pharmacy, pharmacists

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<strong>COPD</strong> – Defining Characteristics<br />

Spirometric diagnostic criteria<br />

•Reduced forced expiratory volume in 1 second<br />

FEV 1 < 80%<br />

•Reduced ratio of FEV 1 to FVC<br />

FEV 1 /FVC < 70%

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