The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) and the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) have published a joint statement on ...

1 The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW, Sydney, Australia 2 The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, London, UK 3 Harefield Respiratory Research Group, Guy’s and St ...

Researchers in Sweden conducted a real-world clinical study involving 123 participants (mean age, 33 years; 67% females) with asthma-like symptoms to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of dynamic ...

Spirometry is a test to check how well your lungs work. During the test, you breathe through your mouth into a machine. The test can cause shortness of breath or coughing but is usually not dangerous.

Dr J A Walters, Menzies Research Institute, PB 34, Clinical School, University of Tasmania, Hobart 7001, Australia; Julia.Walters{at}utas.edu.au Background: To increase recognition of airflow ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), often called Smoker's Disease, is increasingly found in younger adults, raising concerns among doctors. A study in NEJM Evidence showed that about one in ...

Prebronchodilator simplified spirometry was more time efficient vs prebronchodilator and postbronchodilator routine spirometry (2.8 minutes vs 6.7 and 32.1 minutes). A simplified spirometry testing ...

Lower likelihood of timely spirometry was related to female sex, low socio-economic status, cognitive impairment, depression/anxiety, frailty, and systemic antibiotic use. Mortality risk was 34% lower ...

Abstract: Spirometry plays a key role in diagnosing respiratory diseases, but its accuracy often falls short of clinical expectations. While deep learning models have shown promise in automating ...

Introduction Although spirometry has been available for decades, it is underused in paediatric practice, other than in specialist clinics. This is unsurprising as there is limited evidence on the ...