A new study published in the NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine journal revealed that home spirometry significantly improved and expedited asthma diagnosis, with nearly 80% of patients ...

Recent studies show that many patients are being treated for COPD without confirmatory spirometry. In-office testing is easy and available. A recent study showed that only 32% of patients admitted to ...

Background Spirometry is a measure of lung function used to make clinical decisions regarding the diagnosis and management of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This study included adults in Nepal, Peru and Uganda. Discriminative performance improved after adding ...

Examining a patient for common or complex pulmonary issues in a primary care setting takes time and expertise — physicians need to ask about symptoms and medical history and determine which tests to ...

SAN FRANCISCO — It may be time to move beyond relying largely on spirometry to distinguish between healthy and abnormal lung function in diverse populations. That conclusion comes from investigators ...

ATS 2024, San Diego – Equations that don’t use racially and ethnically adjusted spirometry results to help determine eligibility for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) clinical trials may ...