Differential diagnosis in a primary care population with presumed airway obstruction: a real-life study.

Buffels, Johan;Degryse, Jean-Marie;Liistro, Giuseppe;Decramer, Marc
(2012) Respiration (English Edition) : international journal of thoracic medicine —

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  • Buffels, Johan
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  • Degryse, Jean-Marieorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Liistro, Giuseppe
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  • Decramer, MarcUCLouvain
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Abstract
Office spirometry added significantly more to the diagnostic certainty of the GPs than questionnaires, history and clinical examination. A pulmonologist's advice contributed more to diagnostic certainty than any other diagnostic step. Nevertheless, 26% of the diagnoses made by the chest physicians were reconsidered by the GPs.
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Buffels, J., Degryse, J.-M., Liistro, G., & Decramer, M. (2012). Differential diagnosis in a primary care population with presumed airway obstruction: a real-life study. Respiration (English Edition) : international journal of thoracic medicine. https://doi.org/10.1159/000332836