wow...after beating my brain with the textbook over and over, it wasnt sticking..your video made this topic easy to understand...thank you so much..."2 thumbs up"
I had the test in the other video and the results show acronyms not used in this video so I was unable to interpret what they mean. It did help me on a couple and I appreciate that. I see a pulmonary specialist next week and I just wanted to get a jump on that. Thanks so much.
I'm an advanced trainee in Australia and I still watch your videos to solidify my understanding of things like PFT and DKA ... incredibly put together!
This made much more sense when I watched it the second time around. Thank you for this explanation. I understand now and drawing your chart makes it even better.
Everything learned in life...comes not as a fx of IQ...but of the teacher....thx. They're fun to watch...whether you need it for school, testing or not.
Great Video. I love learning new How TOs :). All my test results went exactly as explained until the very end. According to my >80% DLCO/VA I should have been classified as Extrinsic, but the diagnoses I received was COPD which according the video falls under the Intrinsic category.
Great video, although I would've liked to see the differentiation between asthma and COPD by administration of the bronchodilator test. I was kind of searching for that.
again thank you for this great help and easy explanation..I would suggest videos about cardiac murmurs and interpretation of cardiac auscultation..thanks
I have my Respiratory exam next week and felt like I should brush up on PFT's. You explained PFT interpretation way better than anyone I have met during my entire time at school. I'm still a bit confused on spotting combined obstructive-Restrictive defects. My understanding is that if FEV1, FVC, and FEV1/FVC ratio is decreased then you have combined. Is this the case? or am I understanding incorrectly? Thanks so much for your video's.
Hello Doctor I do have a question about my Pulmonary Function test cause my Pulmonary doctor did nothing to explain my reults with me. Firstly doctor I would like to say that I am a 22 year old male 164 lbs and height is 70 inches. my results with my pulmonary function test are as follows.. Fev1: 4.33 L Fev1: 98% Fvc: 4.94 L Fev1/Fvc: 88% TLC: 6.18 L TLC: 88% RV: 0.92 L RV/TLC: 15% DLCO/VA: 6.25 I'm concerned with my results Doctor cause when I go to use the CDC calculator it shows the standard for all of the results and then it shows the lower limit but I'm in between. This concerns me cause from my results wouldn't this show restrictive lung disease? I should also state that I am a non smoker and I very healthy individual but I have been around second hand smoke throughout my life and now that I am working at the fire department we have dust collecting up in our station daily and we always have to sweep it out. Doctor can you explain my results to me and help me understand why I seem to be lower? I'm also a white male (forgot to mention this). The doctor did say that I showed "slight improvement with the bronchodilator but it was enough to diagnose asthma. I'm honestly worried about COPD. No lung diseases run in my family doctor but heart disease does and the reason why I sought out a pulmonary doctor in the first place is due to the fact that I struggle to complete my deep breaths. it seems like I can't fully complete them and seems restricted but I'm not sure what could be causing this. Hope to hear back soon doctor. Thanks for all the great videos as well.
+Matthew Costa you don't have copd in the classic sense based on your pfts. Of course I can't examine you so I don't have all the info but I would recommend seeing a pulmonologist if you are not improving. It might be worthwhile to get a methacholine challenge to evaluate for asthma. It's a breathing test that provokes your bronchial tubes to see if you have asthma. Ask your doctor.
wow...after beating my brain with the textbook over and over, it wasnt sticking..your video made this topic easy to understand...thank you so much..."2 thumbs up"
+DoctorKnow956 DoctorKnow956 Thanks for the great comment- glad the video cleared helped in your understanding
Of the many lectures I’ve tried, yours are the easiest to follow and understand. Thank you.
I had the test in the other video and the results show acronyms not used in this video so I was unable to interpret what they mean. It did help me on a couple and I appreciate that. I see a pulmonary specialist next week and I just wanted to get a jump on that. Thanks so much.
I'm an advanced trainee in Australia and I still watch your videos to solidify my understanding of things like PFT and DKA ... incredibly put together!
Great to hear, thanks for the comment and tuning in from Austrailia!
In FNP school and this was a great video! Helped to drive home the information!
Good to hear, thanks for the feedback!
THANK YOU for this clear explanation that will certainly help me understand what my test results are all about.
THANK YOU! I could not get this straight in my head for a whole year of class and now I get it. Now I can apply it to my questions for next semester!
Best explanation of PFTs interpretation EVER!!!.
It is the best explanation I have ever seen, thank you so much.
These tutorials are so helpful. I am so grateful.
Excellent, you made so easy to understand the concept of LFT
This made much more sense when I watched it the second time around. Thank you for this explanation. I understand now and drawing your chart makes it even better.
very informative. i thought dlco is just used to know if it is emphysema or chronic bronchitis. my gosh! i will watch all your vids.
Totally excellent.Thank you soooo much. I never would have figured that by myself.
Great lecture. Most clear ever
Thanks for your nice presentation
Thank you for watching!
awesome!!! Thank you so much... PFTs were the bane of my existence until I watched this video.......
Thank you! So glad the video helped with your PFT understanding
Everything learned in life...comes not as a fx of IQ...but of the teacher....thx. They're fun to watch...whether you need it for school, testing or not.
Great points!
Very helpful.. thank you for sharing us this valuable vedeo.
well laid out, thanks
Thanks for the great illustrations
beshoy samir thank you for the comment
Great Video. I love learning new How TOs :). All my test results went exactly as explained until the very end. According to my >80% DLCO/VA I should have been classified as Extrinsic, but the diagnoses I received was COPD which according the video falls under the Intrinsic category.
excellent instruction. Thank-you!
this would have been great if a lab report was shown with it to find the numbers.. Thanks!
Can you also give lecture on impulse oscillometry interpretation? Thanks
great explanation, thank you so much
Awesome!! Not much else to sayMANY THANKS
+Steven Broadbent Thank you for the feedback!
Very helpful and brief. Thank you
Ramin Thanks for the feedback
simply best !!! thanks a lot.
Great video, although I would've liked to see the differentiation between asthma and COPD by administration of the bronchodilator test. I was kind of searching for that.
Thank you for a wonderful lecture Dr. Seheult! :)
Theetanittha Chatbenjanan Thank you for the feedback
Can PFT help in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism?
Example to solve please
Excellent explanation
We can calculate FVC from the maximum amount of air we can exhale after maximum inspiration, but how do we calculate TLC?
Love these. Please make some more
doggieGZ Thanks, we will continue making making more..
Helpful. thanks
For a 9 year old child would a > 0.7 FEV1/FVC ratio still be used?
again thank you for this great help and easy explanation..I would suggest videos about cardiac murmurs and interpretation of cardiac auscultation..thanks
+Halla Elhosainy Thanks for the topic suggestions
If performing a spirometry test, how would you determine what the TLC is?
Great videos! what would be great is if you had a print out with this algorithm! thanks for helping me get through NP school!
Eddie Van Woesik thanks for the comment- glad the videos have helped in NP school
what is your reference? the values are not the same for what i know but your vids are very well explained. ☺
Have you considered "cheat sheets" in PDF or something similar?
I have my Respiratory exam next week and felt like I should brush up on PFT's. You explained PFT interpretation way better than anyone I have met during my entire time at school. I'm still a bit confused on spotting combined obstructive-Restrictive defects. My understanding is that if FEV1, FVC, and FEV1/FVC ratio is decreased then you have combined. Is this the case? or am I understanding incorrectly? Thanks so much for your video's.
Thanks so much for the comment Alisha. Combined would be low FEV1 / FVC ratio and low TLC. Best wishes on your exam.
Thank you!
Awesome 👌🏼
Is a spirometry test just taken in a regular doctors office at all reliable?
why can't we see fev1/fvc ratio instead of tlc if fvc is less than 80 percent..pls answer thank you.
I thought in the previous video it said that if VA was the same as DLCO (and therefore when DLCO/VA=100%) it was extrinsic lung disease
that's consistent with what is said in this video
My dlco was 81 now 74 Bc of allergic to dogs can I bring back to 81?
And also what is a normal dlco percent for 25 year old female?
Hello Doctor I do have a question about my Pulmonary Function test cause my Pulmonary doctor did nothing to explain my reults with me. Firstly doctor I would like to say that I am a 22 year old male 164 lbs and height is 70 inches. my results with my pulmonary function test are as follows..
Fev1: 4.33 L
Fev1: 98%
Fvc: 4.94 L
Fev1/Fvc: 88%
TLC: 6.18 L
TLC: 88%
RV: 0.92 L
RV/TLC: 15%
DLCO/VA: 6.25
I'm concerned with my results Doctor cause when I go to use the CDC calculator it shows the standard for all of the results and then it shows the lower limit but I'm in between. This concerns me cause from my results wouldn't this show restrictive lung disease? I should also state that I am a non smoker and I very healthy individual but I have been around second hand smoke throughout my life and now that I am working at the fire department we have dust collecting up in our station daily and we always have to sweep it out. Doctor can you explain my results to me and help me understand why I seem to be lower? I'm also a white male (forgot to mention this). The doctor did say that I showed "slight improvement with the bronchodilator but it was enough to diagnose asthma. I'm honestly worried about COPD. No lung diseases run in my family doctor but heart disease does and the reason why I sought out a pulmonary doctor in the first place is due to the fact that I struggle to complete my deep breaths. it seems like I can't fully complete them and seems restricted but I'm not sure what could be causing this. Hope to hear back soon doctor. Thanks for all the great videos as well.
+Matthew Costa you don't have copd in the classic sense based on your pfts. Of course I can't examine you so I don't have all the info but I would recommend seeing a pulmonologist if you are not improving. It might be worthwhile to get a methacholine challenge to evaluate for asthma. It's a breathing test that provokes your bronchial tubes to see if you have asthma. Ask your doctor.
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some of the videos can'T be viewed????
+Constance please go to Medcram.com
and ECG please :)
Done! At Medcram.com
What ever color your using, looks like red, is poorly visible to some viewers, and not visible at all by color blind viewers