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

Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) are parenchymal lung changes found on high-resolution CT. In routine use of high-resolution CT, non-specific findings are frequently reported, which has prompted ...

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 ...

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 ...

Body plethysmography is testing for lung conditions. Learn about how it’s performed, how to prepare for it, and more.

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory (lung) diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Asthma affects about ...

Identifying individuals with undiagnosed COPD and intervening can improve outcomes, but several barriers exist to performing the confirmatory test—i.e. spirometry (a test for lung function that ...

Spirometry is a lung function test that measures how much air you can inhale and exhale, as well as how forcefully you can breathe out. It’s a simple but important test used to diagnose and monitor ...