Spirometry test There is significant disparity in the ratios for postbronchodilator FEV1/FEV6 and FEV1/FVC %, and this disparity is very pronounced in women. Disclosure: One study author declared ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a multicenter, longitudinal cohort study, Regan and colleagues evaluated 10,198 current/former smokers with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preserved ratio impaired spirometry is a common lung function trait associated with breathlessness, ...

Clinicians should rely on both a low forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) (according to fixed ratio and/or lower limit of normal [LLN]) and a low FEV 1 to avoid ...

Measures of pulmonary function, such as FEV 1 and FEV 1 /FVC ratio, are important predictors of population morbidity and mortality 1,2,3,4 as well as forming the basis for the diagnosis of COPD. It is ...

Abstract: Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is a pulmonary function pattern characterized by a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity ratio greater than 0.70, ...

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 ...

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 ...

An abstract from the American Thoracic Society International Conference demonstrated that Black men have a greater risk of not receiving a proper diagnosis of emphysema, after race-based adjustments ...

August 23, 2012 — The contribution of reduced lung function to the development of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is comparable with the effects of hypertension and smoking — both known risk factors for ...