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

with subsequent spirometry) 111 1.31 94620 (pulmonary stress testing, simple (eg, prolonged exercise test for bronchospasm with before and after spirometry) 112 1.33 ...

Using a 720-day negative diagnosis period, the plans averaged 64% (range, 30 to 100%) in successful validation of a new COPD diagnosis. Supplemental qualitative feedback from field test sites ...

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 ...

Those most likely to have asthma or COPD also took a spirometry breathing test -- the gold standard for diagnosing either condition. A total of 595 people received a diagnosis of asthma or COPD ...

John Ruttle has a condition that kills 7600 Australians a year, but half of people with it don’t know it. One small tweak ...

They are working to: (1) Support primary care nurses in performing spirometry well to detect early cases of COPD, (2) Refer to Plymouth smoking cessation services, (3) Identify and support ...

A project to pick up undiagnosed COPD in people who had attended lung health checks found 70% had the condition.

For those who have COPD and don’t know where to begin, the My COPD Checklist is your first port of call; one that can point ...

ICBs should commission spirometry services in primary care and not just rely on CDCs to provide access, says new NHS England ...