COPD permanently damages your airways. While there is no cure, treatments are available that can slow down this progressive disease and improve the quality of life of people with the condition. The disease is most common in smokers – whether you’re a current smoker or quit years ago and are healthy.
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Diagnosis of COPD
Diagnosis is confirmed by having a spirometry test.
What is a spirometry test?
Spirometry is the most common of the lung function tests. These tests look at how well your lungs work. Spirometry shows how well you breathe in and out.
If we are concerned we will invite you in to the surgery to have a Spirometry Test done by one of our COPD trained nurses. We run clinics for patients with COPD to be assessed, advice offered, queries answered and correct treatment ensured.
