Can informing a patient of the results of spirometry testing increase awareness of the harmful effects of smoking?

Conclusions There was a higher prevalence of airflow obstruction among never-smoking coal miners with pneumoconiosis compared with those without pneumoconiosis. These findings support prior research ...

Spirometry remains a key tool for distinguishing between obstructive airway diseases, despite its limitations. 9 In asthma, forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV₁) often improves ...

The FDA has missed another target decision date, this time for GSK, which is looking to expand its IL-5 blocker Nucala into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. As per a December 2024 press release ...

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry is linked to the development of airway obstruction, regardless of smoking habits, a retrospective case-control study with a decade-long follow-up shows.

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory (lung) diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Asthma affects about ...

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, with ...

Objective There have been limited studies on the relationship between obstructive spirometry pattern and the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We investigated the association between ...

We've all felt winded when taking the stairs or dealt with a cough from time to time. But if these issues linger, they could ...

Background: Peak exercise capacity via cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) has been shown to have prognostic significance in adult Fontan patients. Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the ...

Conclusions The restrictive spirometric pattern identifies a pulmonary condition that is distinguishable from obstructive lung disease and is associated with an increased risk of life-threatening ...