Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how ...

Among patients with asthma-like symptoms in primary care, testing using home spirometry may be useful for the diagnosis of asthma, a recent study shows.

New study findings call into question the necessity of spirometry as a criterion for participation in palliative care research among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Quality ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pre-clinic phone call reminders improved the number of patients with cystic fibrosis who submitted home ...

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 ...

The American Thoracic Society now recommends use of average reference equations rather than those based on race or ethnicity for the assessment of pulmonary function in clinical and laboratory ...

Recent studies show that many patients are being treated for COPD without confirmatory spirometry. In-office testing is easy and available. A recent study showed that only 32% of patients admitted to ...