Those reclassified cases appeared to have lung pathology missed by the prior equations, as the newly abnormal group had ...

Study suggests these antioxidant-rich juices may be a well-tolerated, practical addition to standard childhood asthma ...

FVC measures the greatest amount of air you ... A doctor will monitor your symptoms with a spirometry test, usually once a year, to determine how quickly the condition is progressing.

The FEV1/FVC ratio is a test that helps measure how much air you can forcefully expire (exhale) from your lungs. It involves a tool called a spirometer that can measure the volume of breath expired in ...

When specifically assessing the group of smokers with COPD, the study noted a positive correlation between nasal IL-26 and FEV 1 /FVC ... recognition that spirometry alone does not capture ...

FEV1 <70% of FVC. FEV1 <80% of the predicted value. Improvement in FEV1 of 30% after a bronchodilator is given. You review your patient six months later, after a spirometry result which shows that he ...

Spirometry results were within normal limits with forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) of 82%, forced vital capacity (FVC) of 84%, total lung capacity (TLC) of 80% and diffusion capacity of ...

The pre-employment medical questionnaires were examined, blinded as to case-control status, and information obtained on demographics and details of allergic symptoms, respiratory risk factors, ...