Spirometry is a standard test doctors use to determine how well your lungs function. A score that measures airflow into and out of your lungs can help diagnose COPD and determine the best treatments.

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The ability to predict spirometry-defined COPD was significantly better when a modified lung function questionnaire score was ...

We've all felt winded when taking the stairs or dealt with a cough from time to time. But if these issues linger, they could be early signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If you have ...

To diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), doctors typically use spirometry to measure your lung function. They usually also perform other tests to monitor the damage to your lungs.

If a threshold of 10% risk of COPD was used to make spirometry referrals, the addition of the polygenic risk score correctly reclassified 13.8% of COPD cases in one of the cohorts ...

In a recent study, Mass General Brigham researchers demonstrated that through low-cost genetic samples, that can be obtained from a cheek swab or blood test, they can improve identification of people ...

Recommendations for interpreting spirometry severity classifications ... in the same proportion for White and Black patients with COPD and are appropriately associated with clinical risk.

A total of 5,039 eligible patients (3,559 commercial, 347 Medicaid, and 1,403 Medicare) with a new diagnosis of COPD during the study period were identified ( Table 1). Sixty-five percent of ...

But if these issues linger, they could be early signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If you have breathing trouble you can’t seem to shake, you may be wondering how to test ...