The study involved 173 patients with COPD and 176 healthy controls, recruited between December 2017 and June 2023.

Good breathing is at the heart of good health. When asthma or shortness of breath appears, a person might be sent for pulmonary function tests. Temple Health test labs are helping people breathe ...

SAN ANTONIO — Pulmonary function testing may be routine, but it still comes with challenges, Nicole Soucy, PA-C, said at the Association of PAs in Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 16th annual ...

Examining a patient for common or complex pulmonary issues in a primary care setting takes time and expertise — physicians need to ask about symptoms and medical history and determine which ...

Race-neutral pulmonary function testing, now recommended by ATS and implemented at Boston Medical Center, has had a long road ...

Testing for this condition is relatively non-invasive, typically including a cat scan or X-ray to check for structural lung damage, as well as blood tests and a pulmonary function test, the doctor ...

Full pulmonary function tests contribute useful diagnostic information for evaluating patients with vaping-related lung injury, according to a speaker at the American Thoracic Society ...

The pulmonary function test (PFT) alone may be inadequate for predicting work-related exercise capacity in patients who file workers' compensation claims for respiratory limitation and compensation.