A new study shows for the first time the ventilatory response to exercise in COPD patients with emphysema.
Sixteen patients with moderate to severe emphysema, quantified by high resolution computed tomography scan (HRCT), were studied. All participants underwent a full lung function evaluation with Quark PFT, including spirometry, diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) and...
A study was presented during 2012 ATS validating the Rint measurements obtained with Rocc Pony FX option.
The study, by the University of Florence (Italy) together with the University of Herston (QLD, Australia), aimed to establish whether the Rint measurements obtained with the Pony spirometry device are similar to those obtained with Microrint, a device that has been recently discontinued...
A task force supported by the European Respiratory Society has recently developed the first evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis of asthma in children aged 5 to 16 years.
Nine PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator and Outcome) questions were used. The task force then developed a diagnostic algorithm based on the critical appraisal of the PICO questions,...
The role of spirometry and forced oscillation technique (FOT) in asthmatic young patients has been investigated in a study published on the European Respiratory Journal.
Spirometry is the most common pulmonary function test used in asthma diagnosing. However, it requires good patient co-operation. FOT has gained increasing attention for the measurement of pulmonary function in children because...
An interesting study in the International Journal Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease traces the difficulties to differentiate asthma from COPD.
Despite the availability of guideline recommendations, diagnostic confusion between COPD and asthma appears common, and often it is very difficult in a patient with airway obstruction to decide whether the obstruction is caused by asthma or COPD.
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