Australians living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are being exposed to greater health risks as the use of a critical diagnostic ...

Yawn noted that early in the pandemic many health systems stopped spirometry testing because of concerns about spreading the virus. "Unfortunately, they have not put them back in place, ...

Baseline spirometry: the nurse responsible for the spirometry testing will be experienced in the technique and familiar with the ATS/ERS criteria for acceptability (correct start with back ...

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

The cohort study included a total of 24,662 patients (4% Black, 53.2% women) ages 18 to 95 years (mean 57.6) who completed spirometry testing at Massachusetts General Hospital between Jan. 1, 1997 ...