A low FEV1 suggests a breathing obstruction. FEV1 is measured during a spirometry test, also known as a pulmonary function test, which involves forcefully breathing out into a mouthpiece connected ...

Including imaging and symptom-based data in COPD diagnosis captures patients with high-risk disease otherwise overlooked.

The criteria for the diagnosis of COPD is a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio of < 70% (absolute value). Spirometry technique Spirometric patterns Baseline spirometry: the nurse responsible for ...

A new study reanalyzing spirometry data in Northeast Asian COPD patients suggests that race-neutral GLI reference equations ...

For each patient, pre- and post-bronchodilator (BD) FEV1 and FVC values were first assessed in a pulmonary function laboratory and within a few days again in the patients' own general practice.

Spirometry assesses three dimensions of lung function: forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1), or how much air someone can exhale in one second after inhaling as deeply as possible ...

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in collaboration with the Clínic-IDIBAPS, has shown, for ...

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 ...

The risk of tuberculosis (TB) was higher in individuals with obstructive or restrictive lung function impairment compared to ...