What is your next step in his treatment plan

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Question - Mr. Nick O'Teene is a 47-year-old white male who you have seen in the office for a dry non-productive cough and minimal shortness of breath with moderate exertion rarely. His assessment is unremarkable. He is not on any medication and has no allergies. He does not have any significant past medical, surgical or family history. He drinks 1-2 beers on the weekend and smokes 1/2 pack of cigarettes a day for the past 15 years. He works as an IT specialist at a local company. You decide to send him for Spirometry.

For answers to the following questions, please bullet key points written in short phrases.

1. What patient education and instructions would you give your patient about spirometry?

His spirometry results POST bronchodilator are the following: the predicted FEV1 was 75% and FEV1/FVC ratio was < 0.7.

1. What do these results mean?

2. What is your next step in his treatment plan?

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