Due to the destructive nature of COPD on patients’ lungs and well-being, timely diagnosis is key, and integrating spirometry ...

Spirometry is the only recognized method of definitively diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 1 It also gives patients and physicians a reliable way of tracking the progression ...

The odds for bronchodilator responsiveness significantly fell among patients who underwent spirometry testing in the ...

Among participants with PRISm, those with vs without ILAs were older and had increased airway wall thickness, lower FVC, and a longer history of heavy smoking. Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) ...