Lung function trajectories for FEV1 and FVC increase rapidly in children until the mid-teens, then peak at age 20 in females and 23 years in males.

PRISm may be a precursor to COPD regardless of an individual’s smoking status, although smokers have faster lung function decline.

Long-term follow-up revealed improved lung function despite persistent imaging abnormalities post-severe COVID-19.

Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) result in a rapid decline in lung function and poor quality of life. 1,2 An increased frequency of these events can lead to hospital ...

Many children continue to experience respiratory symptoms up to 14 years after treatment for protracted bacterial bronchitis, ...

COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, affects more than 30 million Americans, yet many have never heard of it. COPD ...

The main pharmacological interventions for palliation of breathlessness would be opioids, ie, oromorph and benzodiazepines ...

While the fixed ratio threshold may be simple for clinicians to use, it does not consider that lung function measurements may change with age and vary with gender and ethnicity. Many laboratory tests ...

Spirometry Declines: Crucial COPD Test Overlooked ACSQHC Australians living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are being exposed to greater health risks as the use of a critical ...

Background Spirometry and fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) are commonly used in specialist centres to monitor children with asthma. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ...

Discussion: Performing a spirometry test and providing information on pulmonary function may increase awareness of the effect of smoking among smokers who are asymptomatic or have few symptoms and ...

Does using multiple tests in combination ('parallel testing') result in better accuracy for detecting TB in the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis) in children than using a single test?