Spirometry is recommended for the diagnosis of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in international guidelines and may be useful for distinguishing asthma from COPD. Numerous ...

Quality improvement, standardisation of spirometry testing, and interpretation of results are critically important in the occupational setting. Every day we encounter several workers who are referred ...

A race-specific approach to spirometry interpretation results in a lower lung allocation score (LAS) for Black patients and a higher LAS for White patients, according to a study published online May ...

Good technique is essential when undertaking spirometry tests, and correct interpretation of the results is important to avoid making an incorrect diagnosis. Lung function results are reported as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many general practitioners need help interpreting spirometry. An AI-based software had 88% diagnostic accuracy ...

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and American Thoracic Society (ATS) just updated their standards for interpreting lung function testing. The last joint society update from these organizations ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black children had lower FEV 1 and FVC percent predicted after race-neutral vs. -specific equation use. Black vs ...

Spirometry results in children were different after switching to race-neutral reference equations -- with the potential to change how chronic lung diseases that are more prevalent in underrepresented ...

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 ...

Good technique is essential when undertaking spirometry tests, and correct interpretation of the results is important to avoid making an incorrect diagnosis. Lung function results are reported as ...