Abstract: Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is a pulmonary function pattern characterized by a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity ratio greater than 0.70, ...

Experts in the field of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease define the role of pulmonary function tests such as spirometry for a diagnosis. Transcript Neil B. Minkoff, MD: Let me ask 1 last question ...

Objective Interstitial lung disease (ILD) represents the most common and severe organ manifestation observed in patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . FEV 1 may play an important role in improving the risk stratification and prevention strategies among ...

"Physicians should feel more confident in following the recent guideline recommendations both to use race-neutral reference equations and to use z scores for assessing severity…Together, these changes ...

Investigators found that the ratio of lymphocytes to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) performed better in predicting pulmonary function than the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and the platelet-lymphocyte ...

Collecting spirometry data remotely is done with a combination of a Bluetooth-enabled, handheld spirometer and an accompanying smartphone app that enables data collection and streaming of test results ...