Introduction Incorporating spirometry into low-dose CT (LDCT) screening for lung cancer may help identify people with undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although the downstream ...

Despite these benefits, most physicians in clinical practice rely only on history and clinical examination to make a diagnosis of OAD and to start pharmacotherapy. 4 This approach leads to both ...

Introduction Although spirometry has been available for decades, it is underused in paediatric practice, other than in specialist clinics. This is unsurprising as there is limited evidence on the ...

Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

Lower likelihood of timely spirometry was related to female sex, low socio-economic status, cognitive impairment, depression/anxiety, frailty, and systemic antibiotic use. Mortality risk was 34% lower ...

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-sectional ...

1 School of Nursing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China 2 Department of Pediatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China Background: To evaluate ...

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. The test uses a spirometer, which is a specialized ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The likelihood for cardiovascular disease increased with impaired vs. normal spirometry findings. Individuals ...

Correspondence to Professor Graham Devereux, Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK; graham.devereux{at}lstmed.ac.uk Background Although 1 billion people ...