Spirometry Test - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
The gold standard in lung testing
In the same way that blood pressure measurements provide a simple yet effective screening method for cardiovascular disease, spirometry tests can help to unmask the early symptoms of a variety of lung diseases before any more obvious signs appear.
Having a spirometry test (also known as a pulmonary function test (PFT) or lung function test) performed to screen for lung disease is recommended for those over 40 or current or former smokers. In a recent study, smokers with abnormalities on their lung function tests were at a higher risk of developing lung cancer.
The machine measures how much air you can blow out from your lungs and how fast you can blow it out. Spirometry is the most reliable way to test your lungs for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and asthma.
Caption: Female taking a spirometry test
PubMed Articles
Inflammatory Biomarkers in Sputum Predict COPD Exacerbations.
INTRODUCTION: Exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reduce quality of life and are associated with a more rapid deterioration of the disease. It is desirable to predict an onco...
Objective/Hypothesis: Laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS) is an uncommon complication of mechanical ventilation or vasculitis, or a manifestation of airway compression or malignancy. It frequently masquera...
Increased Asymptomatic Airway Hyper-Responsiveness in Obese Individuals.
Objective. Asymptomatic airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR) represents a risk of further accelerated decline in lung function, and of asthma. Due to the fact that rare and contradictory results exist co...
BACKGROUND: The German Societies of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Internal Medicine and Surgery have recently published for the first time joint recommendations for the evaluation of adu...
Combination bronchodilator therapy in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a significant cause of global morbidity and mortality, with a substantial economic impact. Recent changes in the Global initiative for chronic O...
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive, debilitating disease associated with significant clinical burden and is estimated to affect 15 million individuals in the US....
Controversy exists regarding the best method to interpret pediatric spirometry. There is also controversy regarding the benefit of performing post-bronchodilator spirometry after normal baseline spiro...
The exercise capacity and limitation in children with asymptomatic atrial septal defect (ASD) have not been explored thoroughly. The aim of our study was to examine the influence of asymptomatic ASD o...
The Pharmacological Approach to the Elderly COPD Patient.
The elderly patient (65 years and older) with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be a challenge to the clinician. This begins with the correct and early diagnosis, the assessment of dis...
Adhesion molecules, endothelin-1 and lung function in seven population-based cohorts.
Abstract Context: Endothelial function is abnormal in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); whether endothelial dysfunction causes COPD is unknown. Objective: Test associations of endothelial...
News Articles
Spirometry Reveals Over-Diagnosis Of COPD Among Uninsured Patients
More than 40 percent of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spirometry, the diagnostic "gold sta...
Researchers find that over 40% of patients treated for COPD did not actually have the disease
More than 40 percent of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spirometry, the diagnostic "gold sta...
Almost Half Of COPD Diagnoses Are Wrong
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study has found that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is over-diagnosed among uninsured patients. Researchers found that over...
Spirometry: An Underused Diagnostic Tool
A standardized measurement of airway obstruction is necessary to accurately diagnose COPD.
Study finds COPD is over-diagnosed among uninsured patients
(American Thoracic Society) More than 40 percent of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spiromet...
Aerocrine Announces Presentation of Data on FeNO testing in Overlap Syndrome at ATS 2013
FeNO testing helps physicians identify the magnitude and extent of allergic airway inflammation in patients with COPD and asthma. Data provides important implications for manageme...
Asthma, Life-Threatening Allergies Are NOT For "Do-It-Yourselfers"!
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twelve people in the United States die each day from asthma or anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction. On Thursday, May 9, 2013, at t...
nSpire Health, Inc. and 4sigma GmbH Partner to Advance Respiratory Disease Management
nSpire Health, Inc. and 4sigma GmbH today announced a broad partnership significantly enhancing 4sigma’s HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES while expanding nSpire Health’s CLINICAL TR...
Spirometers and Spirometry Types and Accessories
Call for more COPD screening for smokers
Screening smokers with spirometry for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease picks up more cases than symptom-based detection, research suggests.
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Clinical Trials
The aim of this study is to investigate the mechanisms whereby lung function is decreased in asthma and sensitivity to treatment. The hypothesis is that in diseases such as asthma, inflam...
Biomarkers of iNOS Activity in COPD, Asthma, Healthy Control
This pilot study will measure the baseline levels and the intra- and inter-subject variability of exhaled (alveolar and bronchial) and nasal NO in smoking subjects with mild and moderate C...
Assessment of Heart and Heart-Lung Transplant Patient Outcomes Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation
At present, a specific community based rehabilitation programme for lung or heart-lung transplant recipients does not exist. 160 hospitals throughout the United Kingdom (UK) offer pulmonar...
B-Lymphocyte Stimulator (BLyS) To Treat Selective IgA Deficiency
This study will examine the safety of BlyS, an experimental drug being developed to treat immune deficiency. As of July 17, 2001, 7 persons with common variable immune deficiency (CVID) h...
Longitudinal Analysis of Spirometry in Black Children
To conduct a longitudinal investigation of early childhood lower respiratory illness (LRI) and patterns of lung growth using an existing electronic dataset generated by an 18-year study (1...
Background: The incidence of lung cancer is quite high among people with the human immunodeficiency (HIV) virus. Frequent smoking may explain that cancer increase, given that 50% to 70% o...
The Effect of N-Acetylcystein on Quality of Life and Air Trapping During Rest and After Exercise
Treatment of COPD patients depends on the stage of the disease. First of all it is strongly recommended quit smoking, then bronchodilators drugs are added. In more advanced stages inhaled...
Exercise Challenge Test in 3-6 Years Old Asthmatic Children
Vigorous exercise is known to cause transient bronchoconstriction in school children with asthma, many of whom initially have normal lung function at rest. The presence and extent of this...
Children With Asthma in New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina
This study will examine whether exposure to the increased levels of mold and other allergens in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina affect symptoms in children with asthma. It will also det...
Bronchiectasis and Long Term Azithromycin Treatment
1. SUMMARY Rationale: Patients with bronchiectasis often experience lower respiratory tract infections with progression of symptoms and decline in quality of life. Macrolides, as has bee...
Videos
Spirometry: how to take a lung function test
Spirometry is a test of how well you can breathe and can help in the diagnosis of different lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Spirometry
Measurement of volume of air inhaled or exhaled by the lung.
