For this reason, the primary objective of our study is to assess whether performing spirometry and informing patients of the results increases the quit rate in smokers over 40 years of age with a ...

5.4 Referral of patients with unexplained symptoms of breathlessness, especially in the setting of normal spirometry, into the breathlessness pathway for further advice and management should be ...

During preparation, patients were questioned about factors that could increase or decrease bronchial responsiveness, such as current respiratory infection. 2 The hypothesis of the study was formulated ...

Due to the destructive nature of COPD on patients’ lungs and well-being, timely diagnosis is key, and integrating spirometry at the time of lung cancer screening could help identify this disease ...

Objective This 12-month study in a primary healthcare network aimed to assess the effectiveness of usual smoking cessation advice compared with personalised information about the spirometry results.

Updated consensus recommendations by the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (MSTFCRC) address optimizing bowel preparation quality for colonoscopy. Highlights include the use of ...

Key takeaways: Patients with preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) had a higher baseline frailty index score than those with COPD and normal spirometry. There is a link between frailty index ...

Physicians should prepare patients for the pain of IUD insertions, says new CDC guidance After renewed calls on social media, the CDC released new guidance on pain management during IUD insertion.

So, in terms of attitudes towards telemedicine, I would say in general, since 2020 patients or patients and clinicians are a lot more open to it, and some definitely prefer it from the patient ...

preparing dementia patients for hurricanesORLANDO, Fla. — May 6- 10 is Hurricane Preparedness Week and one group of people who may need some extra help getting ready for storms is dementia patients.

Not long ago, medical decision making was largely left to doctors. Patients were a passive bunch, arriving at the doctor with their concerns and symptoms, and departing with their doctor’s orders.

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Hospitals and medical professionals across the natural state have prepared to see an influx of patients during the 2024 total solar eclipse. Lyndsey Dumas, Vice President of ...