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Forced oscillometry bested spirometry in detecting airway function in asthma …
Healio Although spirometry is common in assessing airway function in bronchial asthma, this method has limitations, according to Manal Refaat Hafez, MD, of the chest department at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, and colleagues. They therefore sought to … |
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Spirometry underutilized for asthma management in U.S. adults
News-Medical.net Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have found, for the first time, that spirometry was underutilized for asthma diagnosis and management in U.S. adults from 2001 to 2011, despite it's accuracy, cost effectiveness and … UTMB study shows cost-effective, expert recommended asthma test … |
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Spirometry fails to improve quality of life in asthmatic children
News-Medical.net The results of two cluster randomised controlled trials in young asthma patients reveal that regular spirometry and medical review do not significantly affect asthma-related quality of life, report Australian researchers. Their findings call into … |
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Relationships between impulse oscillometry, spirometry and dyspnoea in COPD.
J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2012 Jun;42(2):111-5
Authors: Anderson WJ, Lipworth BJ
Abstract
Background: Severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is based either on symptoms/disability or lung function, which have no discernible correlation. We hypothesised that impulse oscillometry (IOS), a non-effortdependent measure of central and peripheral airway mechanics, could correlate to dyspnoea in COPD. Methods: We analysed screening data from 57 COPD patients who had spirometry, IOS and Medical Research Council dyspnoea score (MRC) measurements. We searched for predictors or correlations of MRC from IOS, spirometry and demographics. Results: MRC had no significant predictors or correlations from IOS, spirometry or demographics (possibly excepting smoking history, p=0.05). IOS correlated significantly with spirometry: FEV1 and FEF25-75 vs. R5-R20 (peripheral airway resistance), r= -0.499, p > 0.001 and r= -0.397, p= 0.002 respectively. Conclusion: MRC is not related to IOS or spirometry in COPD. IOS correlates well with spirometry, particularly peripheral airway resistance (R5-R20). IOS is useful, but does not provide a link between symptoms and pulmonary function measurements.
PMID: 22693693 [PubMed – in process]
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Regular spirometry improves asthma control
6minutes Giving patients regular spirometry in general practice “significantly” improves asthma control, an Australian study suggests. In the first randomised controlled trial to investigate the impact of regular spirometry and … |
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On Spirometry Day, go for early asthma diagnosis
Indian Express Spirometer is a tool that aids in diagnosis of asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Pune-based Chest Research Foundation (CRF), … |
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CRF and Cipla's nationwide spirometry camp identifies 76% asthma & COPD cases
pharmabiz.com Only 24 per cent of these patients were aware that they have either asthma or COPD. 34 per cent people had obstruction of the small airways on spirometry … Health Matters: Lung health is essential to breath and life Free nationwide lung testing Uni helping city to breathe easy |
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