Experts call for urgent action to turn around an "unacceptable" decline in testing for a disease that kills 20 people every day.

1 Department of Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology, Kent State University, Kent, OH, United States 2 College of Public Health, Kent State University, Kent, OH, United States Adolescent ...

Pulmonary function impairment, as a major global public health concern, significantly affects respiratory function, quality of life and mortality. Its pathological features include impaired gas ...

Credit: Getty Images The road to race-neutral pulmonary function testing has been long and evolving; now, ATS recommends this approach and a Boston hospital offers an implementation model. In July, ...

Following pulmonary rehabilitation, significant improvement was seen in MV patients’ maximum inspiratory pressure, maximum expiratory pressure. and tidal volume. Mechanically ventilated patients’ ...

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...

Educational content; not medical advice. Prices are typical estimates and may exclude insurance benefits; confirm with a licensed clinician and your insurer. A pulmonary function test, also called PFT ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulmonary function testing results can indicate obstructive patterns. Providers must properly coach patients ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Digital Health, a group of researchers estimated forced vital capacity (FVC) (Total air exhaled after the deepest breath) and forced expiratory volume in 1 ...

Introduction Given the heterogeneity of sarcoidosis, predicting disease course of patients remains a challenge. Our aim was to determine whether the 3-year change in pulmonary function differed ...