Medscape

Geographic Variation of Spirometry Use in Newly Diagnosed COPD

Min J. Joo, MD, MPH, Todd A. Lee, PharmD, PhD and Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MPH, † the Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care (Drs. Joo and Lee), Hines VA Hospital ...
Healio

‘The earlier, the better’: Use spirometry to detect COPD during lung cancer screenings

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several European studies have investigated integrating spirometry at the time of low-dose CT. Spirometry needs ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Are Individuals With COPD and Impaired Spirometry at High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?

Spirometry could aid physicians in identifying patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that are at high risk of cardiovascular disease, a study finds. Compared with individuals with ...
Healio

Race-neutral lung function equations change spirometry interpretation in children

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 ...
Medscape

ATS: Take Race Out of Spirometry

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 ...
Opinion
Clinical AdvisorOpinion

Lung Disease in the Black Community: How Race Influences Pulmonary Function Testing

A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care.
MedPage Today

Time to Eliminate Race Adjustments in Spirometry?

—Researchers reexamined data from the CARDIA study and found that using race-based spirometry equations led to a disproportionate underrecognition of impaired respiratory health in Black Americans ...
MobiHealthNews

NuvoAir to launch its updated smart, wireless spirometer for home use

Stockholm, Sweden-based respiratory monitor maker NuvoAir (formerly Pond Healthcare Innovation) has unveiled the newest version of its home-use spirometer. Dubbed the Air Next, the small and portable ...
Nature

Assessment of five different guideline indication criteria for spirometry, including modified GOLD criteria, in order to detect COPD: data from 5,315 subjects in the PLATINO study

Spirometry is the gold standard for diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although there are a number of different guideline criteria for deciding who should be selected for ...
MedPage Today

Kids' Spirometry Results Differed When Switching to Race-Neutral Equations

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 ...
Business Wire

NuvoAir’s Air Next Spirometer Is FDA-Approved for In-Home Use

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, NuvoAir Medical announced its innovative Air Next Spirometer has received formal 510(k) clearance for in-home use as a full spirometer. 510(k) approval empowers NuvoAir ...