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Several European studies have investigated integrating spirometry at the time of low-dose CT. Spirometry needs to be performed by a trained individual, which is often a respiratory therapist.

When spirometry is unavailable, physicians can use the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire score plus peak expiratory flow to screen for COPD, according to data published in American Journal ...

Spirometry is the only recognized method of definitively diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 1 It also gives patients and physicians a reliable way of tracking the progression ...