How to turn pft read-outs into percentages

[CaliSally]

It's not that I'm obsessing over numbers perse. My purpose is to create my own personal graph, to follow my trends. Although I get the pft log from my doctor, the trends are better seen and understood when in visual form, like a graph. They give me a graph sometimes, but I want my own.

That aside, I did locate this site which has a Spirometry Reference Value Calculator:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/spirometry/RefCalculator.html
">http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topic...ry/RefCalculator.html
</a>
I enter in the knowns, and it gives me the numbers I was looking for to create my graph! So Cool!

Additionally, someone from this site, and my doctor emailed me this link:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pftlab/predicted.html
">http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org.../predicted.html
</a>

In case anyone else wanted to make their own chart.

 

[CaliSally]

It's not that I'm obsessing over numbers perse. My purpose is to create my own personal graph, to follow my trends. Although I get the pft log from my doctor, the trends are better seen and understood when in visual form, like a graph. They give me a graph sometimes, but I want my own.

That aside, I did locate this site which has a Spirometry Reference Value Calculator:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/spirometry/RefCalculator.html
">http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topic...ry/RefCalculator.html
</a>
I enter in the knowns, and it gives me the numbers I was looking for to create my graph! So Cool!

Additionally, someone from this site, and my doctor emailed me this link:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pftlab/predicted.html
">http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org.../predicted.html
</a>

In case anyone else wanted to make their own chart.

 

[CaliSally]

It's not that I'm obsessing over numbers perse. My purpose is to create my own personal graph, to follow my trends. Although I get the pft log from my doctor, the trends are better seen and understood when in visual form, like a graph. They give me a graph sometimes, but I want my own.

That aside, I did locate this site which has a Spirometry Reference Value Calculator:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/spirometry/RefCalculator.html
">http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topic...ry/RefCalculator.html
</a>
I enter in the knowns, and it gives me the numbers I was looking for to create my graph! So Cool!

Additionally, someone from this site, and my doctor emailed me this link:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pftlab/predicted.html
">http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org.../predicted.html
</a>

In case anyone else wanted to make their own chart.

 

[CaliSally]

It's not that I'm obsessing over numbers perse. My purpose is to create my own personal graph, to follow my trends. Although I get the pft log from my doctor, the trends are better seen and understood when in visual form, like a graph. They give me a graph sometimes, but I want my own.

That aside, I did locate this site which has a Spirometry Reference Value Calculator:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/spirometry/RefCalculator.html
">http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topic...ry/RefCalculator.html
</a>
I enter in the knowns, and it gives me the numbers I was looking for to create my graph! So Cool!

Additionally, someone from this site, and my doctor emailed me this link:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pftlab/predicted.html
">http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org.../predicted.html
</a>

In case anyone else wanted to make their own chart.

 

[CaliSally]

It's not that I'm obsessing over numbers perse. My purpose is to create my own personal graph, to follow my trends. Although I get the pft log from my doctor, the trends are better seen and understood when in visual form, like a graph. They give me a graph sometimes, but I want my own.
<br />
<br />That aside, I did locate this site which has a Spirometry Reference Value Calculator:
<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/spirometry/RefCalculator.html
">http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topic...ry/RefCalculator.html
</a><br />
<br />I enter in the knowns, and it gives me the numbers I was looking for to create my graph! So Cool!
<br />
<br />Additionally, someone from this site, and my doctor emailed me this link:
<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pftlab/predicted.html
<br />">http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org.../predicted.html
<br /></a>
<br />
<br />In case anyone else wanted to make their own chart.

 

[juliepie]

sally, I do the same thing (i'm such a geek sometimes). I just graph the actual FEV-1 number in liters, since I get that every single time I go. The % predicted can change depending on the reference they put into the computer (if I go to the adult lab it's an adult scale and if I go to the children's lab it's a pediatric scale). Plus, the predicted scale changes depending on my weight at the time. The raw number itself is just easier for me to look at.

 

[juliepie]

sally, I do the same thing (i'm such a geek sometimes). I just graph the actual FEV-1 number in liters, since I get that every single time I go. The % predicted can change depending on the reference they put into the computer (if I go to the adult lab it's an adult scale and if I go to the children's lab it's a pediatric scale). Plus, the predicted scale changes depending on my weight at the time. The raw number itself is just easier for me to look at.

 

[juliepie]

sally, I do the same thing (i'm such a geek sometimes). I just graph the actual FEV-1 number in liters, since I get that every single time I go. The % predicted can change depending on the reference they put into the computer (if I go to the adult lab it's an adult scale and if I go to the children's lab it's a pediatric scale). Plus, the predicted scale changes depending on my weight at the time. The raw number itself is just easier for me to look at.

 

[juliepie]

sally, I do the same thing (i'm such a geek sometimes). I just graph the actual FEV-1 number in liters, since I get that every single time I go. The % predicted can change depending on the reference they put into the computer (if I go to the adult lab it's an adult scale and if I go to the children's lab it's a pediatric scale). Plus, the predicted scale changes depending on my weight at the time. The raw number itself is just easier for me to look at.

 

[juliepie]

sally, I do the same thing (i'm such a geek sometimes). I just graph the actual FEV-1 number in liters, since I get that every single time I go. The % predicted can change depending on the reference they put into the computer (if I go to the adult lab it's an adult scale and if I go to the children's lab it's a pediatric scale). Plus, the predicted scale changes depending on my weight at the time. The raw number itself is just easier for me to look at.

 

[blindhearted]

Sally, the website from the CDC.gov said the pages was not found. Could u please post that link again?

 

[blindhearted]

Sally, the website from the CDC.gov said the pages was not found. Could u please post that link again?

 

[blindhearted]

Sally, the website from the CDC.gov said the pages was not found. Could u please post that link again?

 

[blindhearted]

Sally, the website from the CDC.gov said the pages was not found. Could u please post that link again?

 

[blindhearted]

Sally, the website from the CDC.gov said the pages was not found. Could u please post that link again?

 

[lightNlife]

Those numbers aren't necessarily accurate and aren't the best reference to use in determining your own predicted numbers. Determining the range of "normal" PFTs was done by 8 doctors who sampled a population of people w/o respiratory disease. The "normal" value that appears on your readouts is based on your height, weight, and sex and is compared to the normals that the 8 doctors came up with. The problem is that these numbers are not universal. Your normal could be very different depending on whether you have a longer torso, wider trunk, or are African-American. Also, the numbers used by pediatric CF clinics tend to be inflated. It's very common for a person who was considered %115 of normal predicted at a peds clinic to produce a test that shows they are only %98 of predicted.

When you're comparing your own numbers, focus on the actual volume (in Liters) NOT the percentages. After all, that's what the doctors do.

I have a Microlife spirometer at home as well as the software that charts my results. With it I can measure my PEF and FEV1.

 

[lightNlife]

Those numbers aren't necessarily accurate and aren't the best reference to use in determining your own predicted numbers. Determining the range of "normal" PFTs was done by 8 doctors who sampled a population of people w/o respiratory disease. The "normal" value that appears on your readouts is based on your height, weight, and sex and is compared to the normals that the 8 doctors came up with. The problem is that these numbers are not universal. Your normal could be very different depending on whether you have a longer torso, wider trunk, or are African-American. Also, the numbers used by pediatric CF clinics tend to be inflated. It's very common for a person who was considered %115 of normal predicted at a peds clinic to produce a test that shows they are only %98 of predicted.

When you're comparing your own numbers, focus on the actual volume (in Liters) NOT the percentages. After all, that's what the doctors do.

I have a Microlife spirometer at home as well as the software that charts my results. With it I can measure my PEF and FEV1.

 

[lightNlife]

Those numbers aren't necessarily accurate and aren't the best reference to use in determining your own predicted numbers. Determining the range of "normal" PFTs was done by 8 doctors who sampled a population of people w/o respiratory disease. The "normal" value that appears on your readouts is based on your height, weight, and sex and is compared to the normals that the 8 doctors came up with. The problem is that these numbers are not universal. Your normal could be very different depending on whether you have a longer torso, wider trunk, or are African-American. Also, the numbers used by pediatric CF clinics tend to be inflated. It's very common for a person who was considered %115 of normal predicted at a peds clinic to produce a test that shows they are only %98 of predicted.

When you're comparing your own numbers, focus on the actual volume (in Liters) NOT the percentages. After all, that's what the doctors do.

I have a Microlife spirometer at home as well as the software that charts my results. With it I can measure my PEF and FEV1.

 

[lightNlife]

Those numbers aren't necessarily accurate and aren't the best reference to use in determining your own predicted numbers. Determining the range of "normal" PFTs was done by 8 doctors who sampled a population of people w/o respiratory disease. The "normal" value that appears on your readouts is based on your height, weight, and sex and is compared to the normals that the 8 doctors came up with. The problem is that these numbers are not universal. Your normal could be very different depending on whether you have a longer torso, wider trunk, or are African-American. Also, the numbers used by pediatric CF clinics tend to be inflated. It's very common for a person who was considered %115 of normal predicted at a peds clinic to produce a test that shows they are only %98 of predicted.

When you're comparing your own numbers, focus on the actual volume (in Liters) NOT the percentages. After all, that's what the doctors do.

I have a Microlife spirometer at home as well as the software that charts my results. With it I can measure my PEF and FEV1.

 

[lightNlife]

Those numbers aren't necessarily accurate and aren't the best reference to use in determining your own predicted numbers. Determining the range of "normal" PFTs was done by 8 doctors who sampled a population of people w/o respiratory disease. The "normal" value that appears on your readouts is based on your height, weight, and sex and is compared to the normals that the 8 doctors came up with. The problem is that these numbers are not universal. Your normal could be very different depending on whether you have a longer torso, wider trunk, or are African-American. Also, the numbers used by pediatric CF clinics tend to be inflated. It's very common for a person who was considered %115 of normal predicted at a peds clinic to produce a test that shows they are only %98 of predicted.
<br />
<br />When you're comparing your own numbers, focus on the actual volume (in Liters) NOT the percentages. After all, that's what the doctors do.
<br />
<br />I have a Microlife spirometer at home as well as the software that charts my results. With it I can measure my PEF and FEV1.