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The effects of inspiratory muscle training in older adults [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose: Declining inspiratory muscle function and structure and systemic low-level inflammation and oxidative stress may contribute to morbidity and mortality during normal ageing.
Aznar-Lain, Belman, Borg, Bowling, Brooks, Bruunsgaard, Carey, Davis, DEAN E. MILLS, Dennis, Downey, Enright, Falaschetti, Febbraio, Freedman, Garcia-Rio, GRAHAM R. SHARPE, Greig, Ho, Huang, Huang, Illi, Jensen, Johnson, Johnson, Kharraz, Kregel, Kumar, Kyle, MICHAEL A. JOHNSON, Miller, Mills, Mills, Murphy, Phillips, Polkey, Ramirez-Sarmiento, Robertson, Romer, Romer, Takahashi, Tidball, Troosters, Washburn, Watsford, WILLIAM H. T. SMITH, Wolsk, YVONNE A. BARNETT   +47 more
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Spirometry practice and the impact of a phase 1 training workshop among health workers in southern Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020
Background Global standards require that spirometry should be performed by trained and experienced personnel, who would be able to assess the correct performance of tests by patients and assure good quality of the result. The complete achievement of this
Adaeze Ayuk, Chizalu Ndukwu, Samuel Uwaezuoke, Eno Ekop   +3 more
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Design and Benchmark Testing for Open Architecture Reconfigurable Mobile Spirometer and Exhaled Breath Monitor with GPS and Data Telemetry. [PDF]

, 2019
Portable and wearable medical instruments are poised to play an increasingly important role in health monitoring. Mobile spirometers are available commercially, and are used to monitor patients with advanced lung disease.
Davis, Cristina E, Delplanque, Jean Pierre, Duong, Theresa N, Fung, Alexander G, Kenyon, Nicholas J, Littlefield, Leslie, Schivo, Michael, Tan, Laren D   +7 more
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Spirometry in children [PDF]

Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 2013
Respiratory disorders are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality in children. Spirometry is a useful investigation for diagnosing and monitoring a variety of paediatric respiratory diseases, but it is underused by primary care physicians and paediatricians treating children with respiratory disease.
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Diagnostic spirometry in COPD is increasing, a comparison of two Swedish cohorts

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2023
Spirometry should be used to confirm a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This test is not always performed, leading to possible misdiagnosis.
Åsa Athlin, Karin Lisspers, Mikael Hasselgren, Björn Ställberg, Christer Janson, Scott Montgomery, Maaike Giezeman, Marta Kisiel, Anna Nager, Hanna Sandelowsky, Mats Arne, Josefin Sundh   +11 more
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Evaluation of Functional Condition of Respiratory Muscles of Patients with a Complicated Bronchial Asthma Pathology and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases [PDF]

, 2017
The aim of the research was to study the functional state of respiratory muscles and neuro-respiratory drive in patients with a combined pathology of bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.The functional condition of the respiratory ...
Feschenko, Y. (Yuriy), Nazarenko, K. (Ksenia)   +1 more
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The validity of using ICD-9 codes and pharmacy records to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Administrative data is often used to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet the validity of this approach is unclear.
AA Ginde, AD Lopez, AHRQ quality indicators, AS Buist, AS Gershon, AS Gershon, BG Druss, BR Celli, BR Celli, C Macie, CL Tsai, Colin R Cooke, David H Au, DD Sin, DW Mapel, DW Mapel, E Jung, Edmunds M Udris, Eric Johnson, EW Steyerberg, FT Shaya, FT Shaya, G Clermont, GR Washko, H Akaike, J McKnight, JD Maclay, JL Hankinson, JV Tu, JW Peabody, KF Rabe, KR Chapman, LM Lix, Min J Joo, MK Han, MP Swanney, MR Miller, National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), NS Rawson, PG Camp, RJ Halbert, RJ Halbert, S Kesten, SD Sullivan, SE Bleeker, Stephen M Anderson, T Parimon, TA Lee, TA Lee, Todd A Lee, VS Fan, VS Fan, Y Lacasse   +52 more
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Unsupervised home spirometry versus supervised clinic spirometry for respiratory disease: a systematic methodology review and meta-analysis

European Respiratory Review, 2023
Background: The number of patients completing unsupervised home spirometry has recently increased due to more widely available portable technology and the COVID-19 pandemic, despite a lack of solid evidence to support it.
Rohan Anand, Rebecca McLeese, John Busby, Jonathan Stewart, Mike Clarke, William D-C. Man, Judy Bradley   +6 more
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Lung volumes identify an at-risk group in persons with prolonged secondhand tobacco smoke exposure but without overt airflow obstruction. [PDF]

, 2018
IntroductionExposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is associated with occult obstructive lung disease as evident by abnormal airflow indices representing small airway disease despite having preserved spirometry (normal forced expiratory volume in 1 s-to ...
Arjomandi, Mehrdad, Blanc, Paul D, Bos, Bruce, Elicker, Brett, Geerts, Jeroen, Gold, Warren M, Keene, Jason, Stiner, Rachel K, van Koeverden, Ian, Zeng, Siyang   +9 more
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Prevalence of asthma and COPD and blood eosinophil count in a middle-aged Belgian population [PDF]

, 2019
Various phenotypes exist in asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). These are important to identify in order to guide treatment decisions.
Brusselle, Guy, De Buyzere, Marc, Lahousse, Lies, Rietzschel, Ernst, Wijnant, Sara   +4 more
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