Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This study included adults in Nepal, Peru and Uganda. Discriminative performance improved after adding ...

The CWS solution can transmit both peak expiratory flow (PEF) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). Many asthma specialists consider FEV1 the more reliable indicator of an impending ...

A peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) measures how effectively you exhale. Also called a peak flow meter, this handheld device helps you document the amount of air and the speed at which you can ...

Among patients with asthma-like symptoms in primary care, testing using home spirometry may be useful for the diagnosis of ...

Jan. 11 (UPI) --People at high risk for a common breathing disorder can be identified in less than eight minutes using simple screening tools, a study published Tuesday by JAMA found. A patient ...

Researchers review pulmonary function testing measures that span 4 categories that can assess the respiratory muscle dysfunction that happens in diseases like spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Muscle ...

Gross 5 and others, 8 using kymographic tracings, demonstrated that the total time of the maximum forced expiratory-ventilatory effort was remarkably constant among normal persons of all ages as ...