There are several tests that doctors can use to diagnose and monitor COPD. Let's take a look at what abnormal values for ...

with subsequent spirometry) 111 1.31 94620 (pulmonary stress testing, simple (eg, prolonged exercise test for bronchospasm with before and after spirometry) 112 1.33 ...

A project to pick up undiagnosed COPD in people who had attended lung health checks found 70% had the condition.

COPD is easily detected in its preclinical phase using spirometry, and successful smoking ... less effort to perform the test, improved ease of calibration checks, and an improved quality ...

Those most likely to have asthma or COPD also took a spirometry breathing test -- the gold standard for diagnosing either condition. A total of 595 people received a diagnosis of asthma or COPD ...

John Ruttle has a condition that kills 7600 Australians a year, but half of people with it don’t know it. One small tweak ...

the authors observed that only 5.6% of the subjects previously diagnosed with COPD had undergone pulmonary function tests (PFTs). We would like to recount our experience concerning the ...

The study drew its participant pool from two primary care facilities. Patients had COPD confirmed through spirometry with a bronchodilator test. They also underwent a complete respiratory history and ...