Objective To conduct a systematic review investigating the normal age-related changes in lung function in adults without known lung disease. Design Systematic review. Data sources MEDLINE, Embase and ...

Can informing a patient of the results of spirometry testing increase awareness of the harmful effects of smoking?

Effectiveness of Spirometry as a Motivational Tool for Smoking Cessation A Clinical Trial, the ESPIMOAT Study ...

Respiratory nurse specialist Marieke Strange advises on how to cope with delays for spirometry and other tests when assessing patients for asthma The dilemma: We have virtually no access to spirometry ...

In our practical scenario, differences in age dispersion suggest that comparing spirometry values without adjusting for age distribution could be misleading. By adjusting for age, the pulmonologist ...

Background Spirometry and fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) are commonly used in specialist centres to monitor children with asthma. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ...

Introduction Although obstructive airway disease has been shown to be associated with prematurity, other spirometry phenotypes are less well described. Objectives We characterised abnormal spirometry ...

The purpose of this paper is to present a smart spirometer for calculating lungs capacity using a microcontroller and display the output on LCD display. The spirometer is the most common type of ...