Spirometry is a standard test doctors use to ... It measures the total amount you were able to exhale, called the forced vital capacity (FVC). The test also measures how much you exhaled in ...

Individuals with early-onset COPD and rapidly progressive pre-COPD frequently have a decades-long history of impaired ...

Spirometry is the only recognized method of ... forced vitality capacity (FVC), or the total amount of air a patient can exhale after inhaling as deeply as possible; and the ratio of FEV 1 to ...

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is associated with an increased mortality risk, researchers reported in the ...

Study shows muscle-to-fat ratio impacts lung function and airflow obstruction risk in adults, emphasising the importance of ...

Interventions and outcome Report of spirometry findings, including forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1 ... 25 ± 5 years). Supra-normal FEV1 and FVC values were identified in 14% and 9% of the ...

Researchers have discovered that single-phase CT scans along with clinical data can achieve accuracy equivalent to dual-phase ...