Spiropalm is the NEW hand-held device designed for flexible spirometry screening. Tests can be performed easily and accurately wherever it is needed. Results are monitored on the bright and clear ...

It's considered the gold standard for diagnosing COPD. Home spirometry devices are now available online, but their accuracy and reliability vary, says Dr. Garfield. "This test requires you to ...

Spirometry is the only recognized method of definitively diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 1 It also gives patients and physicians a reliable way of tracking the progression ...

There still is no consensus on the use of spirometry as a strategy for smoking cessation, given that there is insufficient scientific evidence from high quality studies to recommend the use of ...

Take a big deep breath in, up, up, up, up! Suck it in – blow hard! Blast out fast! Blow it out, blow it out, blow it out, blow, blow, blow. Breathe deep, up, up, up, up and catch your breath He ...

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) was associated with the development of airway obstruction over 10 years of follow-up, independent of smoking habits, with comparable odds for disease ...

At this time, many general practices in the Netherlands have their own spirometer. However, there are indications in the literature that spirometry performed in the general practice setting may be ...

The device, which has been hailed as "game-changing ... It is currently diagnosed with a spirometry test that measures how much air a patient can breathe in and out – and these appointments ...

When spirometry is unavailable, physicians can use the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire score plus peak expiratory flow to screen for COPD, according to data published in American Journal ...