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 of ...

Nurses across primary and community care settings have been urged to consider how to make spirometry more accurate and less ...

If you have an old spirometer, with no option to read or upload flow-volume or volume-time curves, please ditch it. Without seeing the graphical traces, you cannot accurately detect spurious or ...

Many of us take our ability to breathe for granted, but if you have chronic lung disease or other respiratory issues, breathing can become a serious challenge. It’s important for those with ...