1 More than 50% of adults with low pulmonary function are not aware that they have COPD 2 and nearly two-thirds of patients with COPD have never had a spirometry test. 1 Without spirometry ...

Experimental Group. The intervention consists of the nurse collecting data, performing a spirometry test and then giving the patient an appointment with their GP within 10 days. At this ...

Primary-care providers (PCPs) should perform an office spirometry test for patients ≥ 45 years old who report smoking cigarettes (current smokers and those who quit during the previous year ...

As such, modern medics typically use something called a spirometry test to gauge a person's lung health. In these exams, a person has a clip attached to their nose and a tube placed in front of ...

A revolutionary AI-powered diagnostic test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is set to be introduced in GP ...

Until now, confirmation has required a spirometry test involving forced exhalation. It can take half an hour or more, and that's once you've managed to get an appointment. Dr Simon Rudland, a GP in ...

Typically, people with suspected asthma will be offered a spirometry test, which involves taking a deep breath in, then breathing out hard and fast for as long as possible into a tube to assess ...

Until now, confirmation has required a spirometry test involving forced exhalation. It can take half an hour or more, and that's once you've managed to get an appointment. Dr Simon Rudland ...

It is currently diagnosed with a spirometry test that measures how much air a patient can breathe in and out – and these appointments can last between 30 and 90 minutes. Dr Ameera Patel ...

It is currently diagnosed using spirometry, a lung function test which measures how much air a patient can breathe in and out and how quickly they can exhale. Appointments, which can last between ...