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

Pulmonary function labs in hospitals, the authors said, may need to build more capacity and be prepared for a possible increase in patient volume as more patients require follow-up lung testing.

The BeLPT has high specificity for identifying chronic beryllium disease but poor sensitivity in distinguishing it from sarcoidosis.

Spirometry is a lung function test that can distinguish restrictive conditions — like fibrosis, sarcoidosis, or obesity-related lung restriction — from obstructive lung diseases — such as ...

Removing race from equations that estimate lung function will shift the categorization of disease severity across patient populations, moving more Black individuals into an advanced disease ...

SAN DIEGO – The elimination of race adjustments in lung-function testing could affect millions of people in the U.S. as they lose or gain eligibility for jobs and benefits due to ...

Lung function testing usually happens only at specialized centers, and often only one to two times a year; most of these tests require either expensive equipment or difficult forceful maneuvers ...

The BOLT test, a simple method to assess breathing efficiency, measures how long one can comfortably hold their breath, reflecting carbon dioxide tolerance. It helps monitor lung function and improve ...

You can test yourself at home to get a better understanding of your COPD symptoms, but a doctor is needed for a diagnosis and treatment.

Racial bias built into a common test for lung function means that fewer Black patients get care for breathing problems, per a new study.

In an ideal world, every primary care setting features lung function tests and multiple imaging capabilities on-site, and cost and insurance reimbursement are not limitations.