In this paper, the need for widespread use of spirometry in primary healthcare is appraised through a literature review. The added value of spirometry for and the quality of measurements made by ...

Spirometry is the nationally and internationally recommended test for diagnosing asthma and COPD. "Despite the clinical guidelines supporting the use of spirometry to identify asthma and COPD, many ...

The most important goal when performing and interpreting spirometry tests is to minimise misinterpretation rates. The reason for performing spirometry (and all other diagnostic tests) is to inform ...

PHOENIX -- Experts in lung diseases debated at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology here whether at-home spirometry tests and devices, which are now available ...

FeNO testing is increasingly recognized as a key first step in asthma assessment under the updated UK guidelines.

NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) --Finding and treating people with undiagnosed asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease improved their health and led to fewer appointments for respiratory symptoms in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . School-based monitoring led to more symptom-free days and fewer ED visits. Errors in inhaler technique decreased ...

As many as one in three adults diagnosed with asthma may not actually have the chronic lung disorder, a Canadian study suggests. Researchers did lung function tests on 613 adults who had been ...

By replacing SABA-based treatment and addressing the risks of SABA overuse, research shows that severe asthma exacerbations ...

Lead author Dr. Shawn Aaron, a senior scientist and lung specialist at The Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, described the research as "the world's first study to find people with ...