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

These standards set out best practice in commissioning spirometry services to support systems to deliver equitable access to quality assured spirometry testing for their population across all ages.

A normal spirometry test typically shows FEV1 and FVC values that are 80% or more of the predicted range. If your numbers are lower than expected, it may indicate an obstructive or restrictive lung ...

We determined specific IgE, and lung function using spirometry and body plethysmography according to the ATS criteria. The results were compared with the reference values of the Global Lung Initiative ...

If values are lower than 70 percent, airflow is restricted. Values may be affected by patient age and height. How can we increase lung capacity? Experts show that lung capacity can be increased with ...

There are several tests that doctors can use to diagnose and monitor COPD. Let's take a look at what abnormal values for these tests mean.

Adopting risk-based lower-limit-of-normal (LLN) spirometry thresholds may reduce the number of false negatives and positives patients receive, according to study findings published in the Annals of ...

The measurements of FEV1, forced vital capacity (FVC), and their ratio are routinely performed in millions of patients every year to diagnose and follow up obstructive and restrictive pulmonary ...

As we age, our lung capacity and function decrease. Read on to learn how to increase lung capacity with these easy breathing exercises.

Considering that race is one of the critical impactors of normal spirometry values, it is possible that BMI categories have different effects on other ethnicities.

Background and objective: Spirometry patterns can suggest that a patient has a restrictive ventilatory impairment; however, lung volume measurements such as total lung capacity (TLC) are required to ...