Nature

Is spirometry properly used to diagnose COPD? Results from the BOLD study in Salzburg, Austria: a population-based analytical study

To investigate whether a self-reported diagnosis of COPD is associated with prior spirometry and whether a correct diagnosis of COPD is more likely when spirometry was performed. 68 (5.4%) of 1,258 ...
Healio

Odds for future airway obstruction elevated with preserved ratio impaired spirometry

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The link between preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) and airway obstruction development was independent ...
Medscape

Study Backs Recommended Spirometry Cutoff for COPD Diagnosis

The guideline-recommended FEV1:FVC value of less than 0.70 is the optimal cutoff for the diagnosis of clinically significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers say. The study, ...
News Medical

LLN spirometry inadequate to detect airflow obstruction

Research published in Thorax indicates that use of a lower limit of normal (LLN) spirometric threshold fails to identify a number of patients with airflow obstruction and chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
MedPage Today

Mortality Risk From Damaged Bronchi Extends to People Without COPD

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Bronchiectasis ...
CMAJ

Spirometry in primary care practices

We thank Anthony D'Urzo for his thoughtful comments. Our editorial stated that “asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are routinely confused clinically in adults and can only be reliably ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults

A diagnosis of COPD is confirmed by post‑bronchodilator spirometry supported by a quality-control process. To ensure early diagnosis, spirometry should be done in primary care when a person presents ...
Healio

Suspected bronchiectasis linked to high mortality risk regardless of lung function

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with a long-term smoking history suspected to have bronchiectasis faced an elevated mortality risk ...
EurekAlert!

Spirometry clinical trial eligibility may differ with race-neutral equations

ATS 2024, San Diego – Equations that don’t use racially and ethnically adjusted spirometry results to help determine eligibility for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) clinical trials may ...
kcra.com

This lung disease can be dangerous for younger people, too

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. 57 YEAR OLD STEPHANIE HARRIS HAS BOTH ASTHMA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, OR COPD. I STARTED SMOKING AROUND THE AGE OF 14 OR. 15. AND I COMPLETELY STOPPED MAYBE ...
Medscape

Home Spirometry May Improve Asthma Diagnosis in Primary Care

Among patients with asthma-like symptoms in primary care, testing using home spirometry may be useful for the diagnosis of ...