Race-neutral equations for assessing lung function appeared to catch more true-abnormal findings for Black patients than did previously standard race-adjusted spirometry equations, a study showed.

Some studies confirm the relevance of the patient’s previous history, such as the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), smoking, obesity and age. Some classic assessments are ...

When the valve shuts, the airway pressure equilibrates ... would be expected in children with higher respiratory volumes on spirometry. This study is the first of its kind that evaluates pulmonary ...

Due to the destructive nature of COPD on patients’ lungs and well-being, timely diagnosis is key, and integrating spirometry at the time of lung cancer screening could help identify this disease ...

Share on Pinterest PongMoji/Getty Images Spirometry is an important tool for diagnosing and determining treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This breathing test can detect ...

If the pre-bronchodilator spirometry does not show obstruction ... location and can assist with endobronchial valve treatment decision-making. CT also is being used in patients with COPD for ...

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 ...

This renders devices, such as endobronchial valves, ineffective ... 8 This article summarises the effects of ELS therapy on lobar and total lung volumes, gas trapping, spirometry, functional capacity ...

A new analysis, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, estimated the impacts of removing race from spirometry, a test used to measure lung function. Historically, physicians in the U.S ...

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 ...

Spirometry testing is used to identify breathing impairment seen in black lung disease. What's next? More than 130 coal miners affected by the failure are being contacted by phone and post.