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Thorax 55:138-142 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.2.138
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Increase in exhaled carbon monoxide during exacerbations of cystic fibrosis

Table 2

Change in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) in patients with respiratory exacerbation

No. Sex Previous stable FEV1 (l) Current
FEV1 (l)
% change
in FEV1
1 F 3.65 3.43 −6.0
2 M 1.64 1.44 −12.2
3 M 1.08 0.86 −20.4
4 M 1.7 1.4 −17.6
5 F 1.14 0.64 −43.9
6 M 1.87 1.27 −32.1
7 F 2.42 1.95 −19.4
8 M 2.3 1.9 −17.4
9 F 2.96 2.42 −18.2
10 F 1.56 1.43 −8.3
11 M 1.12 0.98 −12.5
12 F 2.63 2.42 −8.0
13 F 1.09 1.14 4.6
14 M 1.7 1.6 −5.9
15 F 1.24 1.11 −10.5

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