There are several tests that doctors can use to diagnose and monitor COPD. Let's take a look at what abnormal values for ...

Several types of PFTs measure ... capacity (FVC): How much air you can forcibly and fully expel from your lungs after taking ...

The researchers identified 3,716 (3,474 self- identified white and 242 self-identified Black) individuals with a baseline ...

The researchers who study human measurement, called anthropometry, have developed metrics and methods for measuring the width of your shoulders. The official term used to describe this measurement ...

The researchers noted the mean (SD) smoking pack-years was 40.32 (35.18); mean FEV1, 2.22L (58.50%); mean FVC, 3.94L (75.44 ... lack of measurement of sputum volume and consistency, and the use ...

I talk a lot about how measuring cups stack in this piece, with good reason. Measuring cups come in sets, so they must be stacked for storage. However, I quickly learned during my tests that not ...

Male gardener, brown hair, red t-shirt: Well, gardening involves measuring the length of lots of things. In this instance I'm measuring out a path that's 4 m long, and when I can find it ...

Summary of the use of imperial measurement in the UK, with an imperial/metric conversion guide. Converting between imperial and metric measures Summary of the use of imperial and metric ...

To keep us moving in the right direction, we have to make global poverty more visible by finding a better way to measure it. This week, the world’s heads of state are gathering in New York City ...

A dozen years later, we are debating another proposal to abolish property taxes. This time, it's called Measure 4. While I expect that the vote will be somewhat closer than the one from 2012 ...

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) nebulizer therapy is effective and safe in the short-term (12 weeks) for reducing phlegm in COPD.