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Underdiagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Rationale for Spirometry as a Screening Tool

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2001
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, and its impact on quality of life can be severe.
R Andrew McIvor, Donald P Tashkin
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The Feasibility and Validity of Home Spirometry for People with Cystic Fibrosis: Is It Comparable to Spirometry in the Clinic?

Children
Background/Objectives: Home spirometry allows people with cystic fibrosis (CF) to monitor their lung function from home. However, there are concerns about its feasibility and validity compared to traditional clinic spirometry.
Athina Sopiadou, Maria Gioulvanidou, Christos Kogias, Elissavet-Anna Chrysochoou, Ioustini Kalaitzopoulou, Elpis Hatziagorou   +5 more
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Basic spirometry testing and interpretation for the primary care provider

Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, 2018
Spirometry testing plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of COPD and asthma in the primary care setting. Verifying the accuracy of the spirometer, using accurate patient demographics and appropriate reference equations, and ensuring the
Jeffrey M. Haynes
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Childhood Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Predicts Incident Allergic Rhinitis in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Allergy, EarlyView.
Chin‐Hung Wang, Jing‐Long Huang, Hui‐Ju Tsai, Hsin‐Yi Huang, Yu‐Lun Tseng, Tsung‐Chieh Yao   +5 more
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Evaluating the extremely elderly at a pulmonary function clinic for the diagnosis of respiratory disease: frequency and technical quality of spirometry

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Objective: To determine the frequency of spirometry in elderly people, by age group, at a pulmonary function clinic, to assess the quality of spirometry in the extremely elderly, and to determine whether chronological age influences the quality of ...
Saulo Maia d’Avila Melo, Larissa Alves de Oliveira, José Lucas Farias Wanderley, Rodrigo dos Anjos Rocha   +3 more
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A Longitudinal Study of a Selected Pediatric Asthmatic Population with Normal and Abnormal Spirometry at Baseline: An Emphasis on Treatment Outcomes

Journal of Asthma and Allergy
Sornsiri Yimlamai, Kanokpan Ruangnapa, Wanaporn Anuntaseree, Kantara Saelim, Pharsai Prasertsan, Kantisa Sirianansopa Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, ThailandCorrespondence: Kanokpan ...
Yimlamai S, Ruangnapa K, Anuntaseree W, Saelim K, Prasertsan P, Sirianansopa K   +5 more
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Feasibility and acceptability of remotely monitoring spirometry and pulse oximetry as part of interstitial lung disease clinical care: a single arm observational study

Respiratory Research
Background Remote monitoring of patient-recorded spirometry and pulse oximetry offers an alternative approach to traditional hospital-based monitoring of interstitial lung disease (ILD).
Sarah Barth, Colin Edwards, Gauri Saini, Yussef Haider, Nicholas Paul Williams, Will Storrar, Gisli Jenkins, Iain Stewart, Melissa Wickremasinghe   +8 more
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Asthma and Multimorbidity Amongst Ethnic Minority Groups in High Income Countries

Clinical &Experimental Allergy, EarlyView.
There is a tight intersection between asthma, deprivation, ethnicity, multimorbidity and poor clinical outcomes. An integrated, holistic and culturally tailored approach is needed to improve clinical outcomes amongst ethnic minority groups with asthma and multimorbidity. ABSTRACT Asthma is one of the commonest noncommunicable diseases worldwide.
Mamidipudi Thirumala Krishna, Saibal Moitra, Anna Freeman, Ben Ainsworth, Rebecca Knibb, Ramesh Kurukulaaratchy, Adel H. Mansur   +6 more
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A Real‐World Controlled Multicentre Study Evaluating the Association Between Benralizumab Therapy and Major Outcomes in Severe Asthma

Clinical &Experimental Allergy, EarlyView.
Among patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, benralizumab was associated with greater improvements in asthma outcomes—such as improved asthma control, quality of life and remission rates—compared to biologic‐naïve patients. ABSTRACT Background Real‐world data on benralizumab in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma–while controlling for ...
Dennis Thomas, Vanessa M. McDonald, Gijo Thomas, Joy Lee, Li Ping Chung, Matthew Peters, Shakti D. Shukla, Yuto Hamada, Erin S. Harvey, Michael Fricker, Hayley See, Rejoy Sabin Thomas, Claude S. Farah, Andrew Gillman, Constance H. Katelaris, Gregory P. Katsoulotos, David Langton, Peter G. Middleton, Paul Reynolds, Janet Rimmer, Francis Thien, Stephen Vincent, John W. Upham, Peter G. Gibson   +23 more
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Spirometry [PDF]

Chest, 2022
E.F.M. Wouters, R. Breyer-Kohansal
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