Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Spirometry, treatments, telemedicine and multimorbidity are notable topics at this year’s GOLD International ...

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) and the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) have published a joint statement on the use and interpretation of spirometry for the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a multicenter, longitudinal cohort study, Regan and colleagues evaluated 10,198 current/former smokers with a ...

New study findings call into question the necessity of spirometry as a criterion for participation in palliative care research among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Quality ...

The drawback of this study is that it was performed in a single urban center. The availability of trained personnel to conduct the test was not discussed as an issue, nor was the potential cost to the ...

Spirometry could aid physicians in identifying patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that are at high risk of cardiovascular disease, a study finds. Compared with individuals with ...

Reinventing pulmonary care medically improves early diagnosis and interdisciplinary management for complex patients with COPD and co-morbidities.

Recent studies show that many patients are being treated for COPD without confirmatory spirometry. In-office testing is easy and available. A recent study showed that only 32% of patients admitted to ...

COPD requires regular monitoring through tests like spirometry to assess the condition’s severity and aid in an individualized treatment plan. COPD is a progressive lung condition that makes breathing ...