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So, I'm going to ask you five basic
questions about you and your lungs.
The first one, during the past four weeks,
how much of the time did you feel short of breath?
None of the time, a little, some of the time,
most or all of the time?
Total lung score is a three.
Anything less than five would be a lower-risk category.
But because you do use tobacco and you're still smoking,
you're at a much greater risk, especially as you get older.
So, what we're going to do today is we are going to
have you blow into a spirometer.
It's going to measure your current lung function.
Okay, alright.
Alright.
Take as much air into your lungs as you possibly can
one big breath in.
You're going to put your mouth around the mouthpiece,
teeth around there, but put your mouth around the
mouthpiece and blast it out.
It's real important that we measure not only the first
second but all six seconds, okay?
Okay, ready?
Okay.
Same thing.
Deep breath.
Now, blast it out.
Keep going.
Keep going.
Keep going.
Keep going, Debbie.
Keep going.
Keep going.
Keep going.
Push.
Keep going.
A little more.
A little more.
A little more.
Keep blowing.
Keep blowing.
Keep blowing.
Push it more.
Push it more.
Almost there.
Alright.
Okay, according to the -- today -- to today,
you know, under these conditions,
your uh, four second -- expiratory volume in the whole
six seconds was about 3.4 liters per second,
which is 95 percent of what they predict for your age,
height and -- and gender.
The lung age that it's showing for today is 51 years.
51 year lung age.
Hi, my name is Debbie.
I'm here at Country Thunder.
And I'm at the Country Conquers COPD booth here to raise
awareness about COPD.
For more information about Country Conquers COPD,
visit us online at COPD.nhlbi.nih.gov.