Spirometry scores tell doctors how much air you’re able to pull into your lungs and how quickly you can expel it. This test is helpful for diagnosing and treating breathing conditions like COPD.

Spirometry is a type of pulmonary function test that provides information about the function of the lungs and can be used for a variety of purposes.

Learn about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis and testing, including spirometry and the electrocardiogram (EKG).

Without use of spirometry, general practitioners only correctly diagnosed 41% of patients. However, this increased to 68% with use of the AI-supported spirometry software, according to researchers.

Home spirometry shows potential for early detection of pulmonary function decline in patients with systemic sclerosis–associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). It shows good cross ...

Spirometry is essential for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In patients with COPD the decline in lung function is usually so slow that spirometry is unlikely to ...

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