Demographics like age, comorbidities, specific symptoms, and a physical exam can also guide testing. Skolnik said, “For example, pulmonary function tests like spirometry are very helpful in ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management relies on pulmonary function tests to evaluate lung function and tailor patient-specific therapies.

SAN ANTONIO — Pulmonary function testing may be routine, but it still comes with challenges, Nicole Soucy, PA-C, said at the Association of PAs in Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 16th annual ...

Pulmonary function tests, he said, have no gold standard or new data analyses and are affected by a wide variety of factors including ancestry, poverty, and air pollution, making the issue far ...

Pulmonary Function Tests, which sometimes includes measurement of the arterial blood gases (blood sample taken from one artery for measurement of oxygen levels) 3. Rest and exercise oximetry during a ...

Pulmonary-function tests showed only mild airflow limitation. A computed tomographic scan of the thorax showed massive dilatation of proximal and segmental pulmonary arteries.

IODIZED oil (Ethiodol) infused directly into the lymphatic vessels permits radiographic visualization of remote lymph nodes in the pelvis and retroperitoneum and has proved to be valuable in the ma ...