and spirometry software (Spirare, Diagnostica Ltd.) was used in all practices as well as in the pulmonary function laboratory. Pairs of spirometric tests were available for 299 patients.

However, the first prospective study of > 1,000 spirometry tests performed by nurses in the outpatient clinics of 30 randomly selected primary-care physicians in New Zealand found that less than ...

There's no cure for COPD, and it's the third leading cause of death worldwide, researchers said in background notes. The main ...

Spirometry tests are commonly used to help diagnose lung conditions, like asthma and COPD, by measuring the amount of air someone can breathe out in one forced breath. This is done with a device ...

A spirometry test, also known as a pulmonary function test, is traditionally used to diagnose COPD. It measures lung function through the quantity of air that can be inhaled and exhaled as well as ...

The new guidance should simplify and expand the use of spirometry, so it becomes more of a central noninvasive diagnostic test to inform further diagnostic tests and treatment of patients with COPD.

GP practices are facing confusion over different approaches to asthma diagnosis set out in the QOF and in the new UK joint ...