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Harms of Race-Specific Spirometry in Black Children Extend to Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment
Harms of race-specific lung function calculations extend to asthma and treatment, particularly in Black children.
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2 guilty of fraud during clinical trials of asthma drugs
The owners of a Pembroke Pines-based medical research facility pleaded guilty Monday to charges they faked information around ...
Routine asthma test more reliable in the morning and has seasonal effects, say doctors
A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, ...
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Preserved ratio impaired spirometry: clinical, imaging and artificial intelligence perspective
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 ...
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Advanced Respiratory Modeling for Sarcoidosis Diagnosis and Assessment
The following is a summary of "Respiratory abnormalities in sarcoidosis: physiopathology and early diagnosis using ...
Study shows key role of physical activity and body mass in lung function growth in childhood
The researchers measured lung function with spirometry, a technique that assesses the amount of exhaled air. More ...
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Diagnosing COPD
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 ...
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Over half of ICSs lack spirometry capacity to meet demand
Exclusive Over half of ICSs do not have enough spirometry testing capacity to meet demand, new research by a lung health charity has found. In a survey conducted by Asthma+Lung UK, 16 out of the 27 ...