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Knowledge and practice of spirometry among pediatricians in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2008
Background: Spirometry is the most basic, widely used and effort-dependent pulmonary function test. It assesses the lung volumes and flows, and is ideally suited to describe the effects of restriction or obstruction on lung function.
Al-Saadi Muslim
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Spirometry in Occupational Health-2020.

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2020
: Spirometry in the occupational health setting plays a critical role in the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of workplace-related lung disease. Recognizing the central role of spirometry in workplace respiratory programs, the American College
Marianne Dreger
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SPIROMETRY IN A PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 1975
Spirometry is used to provide information which will assist in determining the amount of pulmonary impairment. Tests can be quite elaborate and sophisticated, but physiotherapy departments in hospitals without a respiratory laboratory, can provide a good deal of information by using simple spirometry.
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Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration and Childhood Respiratory Morbidity: A Regression Discontinuity Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine if routine administration of antenatal corticosteroids affects the risk of infant lower respiratory tract infection and/or childhood asthma. Design Linked population‐based cohort analysed using a regression discontinuity design, which better controls for confounding than standard observational studies.
Jennifer A. Hutcheon, Sam Harper, M. Claire Cordingley, Jessica Liauw, M. Amanda Skoll, Peter M. Socha, Myriam Srour, Joseph Y. Ting, Erin C. Strumpf   +8 more
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The efficacy of psychologically based interventions to improve anxiety, depression and quality of life in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2012
This article comprises a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at the efficacy of psychological intervention in improving anxiety, depression and quality of life in respiratory disease.Objective: To systematically evaluate the efficacy of ...
Adams, Amy Baraniak, Burgess, Cohen, Coventry, Coventry, Cully, David Sheffield, de Godoy, De Godoy, Eiser, Emery, Gift, Healthcare Commission, Hynninen, Jacobs, Karadag, Kunik, Kunik, Lacasse, Lamers, Lisansky, Lolak, Miravitlles, Moullec, Narsavage, National Institute for Clinical Excellence, Norweg, Oakley, Peytremann-Bridevaux, Pull, Punekar, Pye, Ries, Rose, Rosser, Salman, Salvi, Sassi-Dambron, Scherer, Schoo, Sirey, Stanley, Sutton, van Ede, Wagena, Wu, Yohannes   +47 more
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Impact of a pharmacist-driven spirometry clinic service within a community family health center: A 5-year retrospective review

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2018
Objective: This study was designed to describe the impact of a trained pharmacist in performing quality spirometry testing within a community family health center.
Michael J Cawley, William J Warning
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Does lung function predict the risk of disability pension? An 11-year register-based follow-up study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Spirometry is widely used in medical surveillance in occupational health and as a diagnostic test for obstructive and restrictive lung disease.
Irmeli Lindström, Paula Pallasaho, Jouko Remes, Tuula Vasankari, Markku Heliövaara   +4 more
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Spirometry and Bronchodilator Test

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2017
Spirometry is a physiological test for assessing the functional aspect of the lungs using an objective indicator to measure the maximum amount of air that a patient can inhale and exhale. Acceptable spirometry testing needs to be conducted three times by an acceptable and reproducible method for determining forced vital capacity (FVC).
Yun Su Sim, Jae Hwa Cho, Jin Hwa Lee, Jong-Seo Yoon, Yeon-Mok Oh, Ji Hyun Lee, Won Yeon Lee, Jung Hyun Chang, Dong In Suh, Cheol Seok Kwon   +9 more
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A Novel Questionnaire and Algorithm for Work‐Related Asthma Screening and Surveillance: An EAACI Task Force Report

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Work‐related exposures contribute to one in six new‐onset adult asthma cases and exacerbation of one in five existing cases, which together are termed ‘work‐related asthma’ (WRA). A valid and standardized WRA questionnaire is needed for workplace surveillance and epidemiological studies.
Mohamed F. Jeebhay, Hille Suojalehto, Susan M. Tarlo, Eva Suarthana, Paul Cullinan, Irmeli Lindström, Paola Mason, Xavier Munoz, Monika Raulf, Marcela Valverde, Jolanta Walusiak‐Skorupa, Paul Henneberger   +11 more
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Risk factors for acute exacerbations of COPD in a primary care population: A retrospective observational cohort study [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: To evaluate risk factors associated with exacerbation frequency in primary care. Information on exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has mainly been generated by secondary care-based clinical cohorts.
Hawkins, A, Müllerová, H, Quint, J, Shukla, A   +3 more
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