Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mean FEV 1 and FVC percent predicted changed with use of race-neutral vs. race-specific equations. The impact of ...

Widely used lung function tests often fail to detect lung disease in Black patients, according to research — and experts are calling for new methods of testing. Spirometry, the most common lung ...

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 ...

Researchers have developed a new COPD diagnostic framework that adds CT imaging and symptom assessment to traditional lung function tests, identifying at-risk patients missed by spirometry alone. The ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A cough score was used to determine severity and featured questions from three validated assessments. Poorer ...

The diagnostics advisory committee considered evidence on digital technologies for applying algorithms to spirometry from several sources. This included evidence submitted by 4 companies, a review of ...

TSANZ releases new national spirometry standards to improve testing quality and consistency across Australian primary care settings.Three ...

Background Preterm birth is associated with lifelong respiratory sequelae, yet our understanding of lung function ...