Healio

Simple intervention improved spirometry adherence for outpatient cystic fibrosis clinic

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pre-clinic phone call reminders improved the number of patients with cystic fibrosis who submitted home ...
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, ...
Healio

Impaired spirometry, COPD raise cardiovascular disease prevalence, incidence

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The likelihood for cardiovascular disease increased with impaired vs. normal spirometry findings. Individuals ...
Nature

Use of spirometry among chest physicians and primary care physicians in India

Despite these benefits, most physicians in clinical practice rely only on history and clinical examination to make a diagnosis of OAD and to start pharmacotherapy. 4 This approach leads to both ...