Primary-care providers (PCPs) should perform an office spirometry test for patients ≥ 45 years old who report smoking cigarettes (current smokers and those who quit during the previous year ...

Primary care electronic medical records will be used to identify a sample of these patients ... performing a spirometry test and then giving the patient an appointment with their GP within 10 ...

1 More than 50% of adults with low pulmonary function are not aware that they have COPD 2 and nearly two-thirds of patients with COPD have never had a spirometry test. 1 Without spirometry ...

However, there are indications in the literature that spirometry performed in the general practice setting may be inaccurate. General practitioners and practice assistants from 61 Dutch general ...

A rapid test harnessing the power of AI is set to transform the diagnosis of a lung condition that affects 3 million people ...

Due to the destructive nature of COPD on patients’ lungs and well-being, timely diagnosis is key, and integrating spirometry ...

Take a big deep breath in, up, up, up, up! Suck it in – blow hard! Blast out fast! Blow it out, blow it out, blow it out, blow, blow, blow. Breathe deep, up, up, up, up and catch your breath He ...

Typically, people with suspected asthma will be offered a spirometry test, which involves taking a deep breath in, then breathing out hard and fast for as long as possible into a tube to assess ...

A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, ...

Until now, confirmation has required a spirometry test involving forced exhalation. It can take half an hour or more, and that's once you've managed to get an appointment. Dr Simon Rudland ...