Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Full pulmonary function tests contribute useful diagnostic information for evaluating patients with ...

SELLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A nagging cough or congestion might not mean much to most of us. But it can be serious for those with lung conditions. Exercise testing can help specialists find ...

Good breathing is at the heart of good health. When asthma or shortness of breath appears, a person might be sent for pulmonary function tests. Arlene Dunlap of Piscataway, N.J. knows those tests well ...

Credit: Getty Images The road to race-neutral pulmonary function testing has been long and evolving; now, ATS recommends this approach and a Boston hospital offers an implementation model. In July, ...

In a review, investigators concluded that physicians should use pulmonary function tests in addition to standard spirometry evaluations to better ensure that patients are appropriately being diagnosed ...

The study, titled “Structural and Functional Pulmonary MRI to Predict Pulmonary Exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis,” analyzed imaging and clinical data from 106 individuals with CF who were imaged and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulmonary function testing results can indicate obstructive patterns. Providers must properly coach patients ...

This study examined the feasibility and yield of spirometric screening in a general medicine clinic. Each of 354 randomly selected patients answered a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms and ...

The use of newly developed race-neutral reference equations for pulmonary function test (PFT) interpretation led to a significant increase in both the prevalence and severity of respiratory ...