New study findings call into question the necessity of spirometry as a criterion for participation in palliative care research among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

How often should stable patients with asthma undergo spirometry? — Robert Marsh, ARNP, Fordland, Mo. According to a j oint clinical practice guideline from the Department of Veterans Affairs and ...

Frailty progression occurred at a faster rate among patients with COPD and preserved ratio impaired spirometry vs. those with normal spirometry, according to results published in CHEST. Preserved ...

Using home spirometry for the management of systemic sclerosis–associated ILD can enhance the ability to detect pulmonary decline early, leading to better patient care and outcomes.

Compared with spirometry, forced oscillometry better detected normal airway function in patients with asthma and better detected isolated small airway obstruction in patients with bronchial asthma ...

Lung disease tests are failing Black patients, studies show. Experts are calling for change. Recent studies cast further concerns about spirometry, the most common lung function test used by ...

However, most patients (35) began taking their medications an average of 4.17 years before any spirometry had been performed.

Spirometry is the only method to definitively diagnose COPD, but two-thirds of patients go untested. A look at the state of an undervalued diagnostic.

1. Race-based spirometry equations may miss emphysema Findings suggest race-specific interpretations of spirometry may be normalizing structural racial inequities in respiratory health ...

Not enough is being done to provide access to good quality spirometry testing in England, GPs and respiratory specialists have warned. There are huge gaps in provision around the country – a problem ...

Clinicians can test for COPD using spirometry, which measures airflow into and out of patients' lungs but testing all patients is time-consuming.

The enhanced quality feedback for spirometry will allow healthcare professionals to more easily perform spirometry tests, especially on younger patients.” ...