Primary objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of spirometry together with information regarding the test for smoking cessation after 1 year in smokers over 40 years of age with a ...

Intervention Experimental Group. The intervention consists of the nurse collecting data, performing a spirometry test and then giving the patient an appointment with their GP within 10 days.

Recommended management of asthma, including appropriate diagnostic steps and use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in ...

The main pharmacological interventions for palliation of breathlessness would be opioids, ie, oromorph and benzodiazepines ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition that often hides in plain sight. You may think you're ...

Remember also that patients sometimes warrant an asthma diagnosis ‘despite’ a normal spirometry or FeNO result. Because asthma is often trigger related, there is chance of tests being normal, even in ...

Background Abnormal lung volumes that reflect air trapping are common in COPD. However, their significance in smokers with preserved spirometry (normal FEV1 to FVC ratio) is unclear. Methods Using the ...

Conclusion This review consistently found elevated R5-R20 levels in small airway disease across all obstructive lung diseases, even with normal spirometry. A mean X5 value of ≤ -0.1kPa/L/s could ...

Material Indicators co-founder Keith Alan, meanwhile, observed what he described as a “normal and healthy” price retracement after the $108,000 run. Related: ...

Spirometry Declines: Crucial COPD Test Overlooked ACSQHC Australians living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are being exposed to greater health risks as the use of a critical ...

Education News STAAR test results are out. Here’s how Houston’s largest school districts performed Many of the Houston region’s largest school districts performed better than the state ...