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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When spirometry is unavailable, physicians can use the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire score plus peak expiratory flow ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Spirometry testing in the afternoon vs. morning was linked to a decreased likelihood for bronchodilator ...

Dr Simon Rudland, a GP in Suffolk, hailed the test as a “game changing”. “COPD is one of the most underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed conditions we see in the NHS, and because spirometry testing ...

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 ...

New medical device becomes the first non-spirometry-based AI diagnostic tool for COPD to receive clearance under EU Medical Device Regulations N-Tidal Diagnose™ takes five minutes per test and has the ...

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 ...

Dr Simon Rudland, a GP in Suffolk, hailed the test as a “game changing”. “COPD is one of the most underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed conditions we see in the NHS, and because spirometry testing can only ...