The NLHEP recommends the widespread use of spirometry by PCPs for detecting COPD in adult smokers and describes a new type of spirometer for this purpose: the office spirometer. The value of ...

PHOENIX -- Experts in lung diseases debated at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology here whether at-home spirometry tests and devices, which are now available ...

In a review, investigators concluded that physicians should use pulmonary function tests in addition to standard spirometry evaluations to better ensure that patients are appropriately being diagnosed ...

Patients with a known diagnosis of asthma were recruited from a pulmonary clinic and from physicians' private offices in a low-income inner city area. Patients were not selected based on their ...

Nurses across primary and community care settings have been urged to consider how to make spirometry more accurate and less ...

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According to the recommendations of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), spirometry should be performed to establish the ...

The breath-holding test provides a fast method to evaluate your lung capacity together, with breathing control abilities. Take a deep breath before you attempt to hold your breath, for as long as you ...

New study findings call into question the necessity of spirometry as a criterion for participation in palliative care research among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Quality ...