Mortality risk was 34% lower among patients who underwent spirometry when initiating medication for a chronic respiratory condition.

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 ...

The AstraTouch™ Desktop Spirometer provides easy navigation when performing comprehensive spirometry testing. Its multifunctional capabilities provide a means of making a diagnostic decision ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Guidelines recommend the confirmation of a COPD diagnosis with spirometry. Limited evidence exists, however, documenting the frequency of spirometry use in clinical practice. Methods: The National ...

Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease in childhood, affecting 6.5% of children in the United States. Spirometry is the gold standard objective measure when diagnosing and managing ...

A low FEV1 suggests a breathing obstruction. FEV1 is measured during a spirometry test, also known as a pulmonary function test, which involves forcefully breathing out into a mouthpiece connected ...

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 ...

Race-neutral equations for assessing lung function appeared to catch more true-abnormal findings for Black patients than did previously standard race-adjusted spirometry equations, a study showed.