To investigate whether the use of feedback information provided by viewing flow volume (F/V) curves during spirometry performed by practice assistants improves spirometry test quality. Higher PEF ...

The NLHEP recommends the widespread use of spirometry by PCPs for detecting COPD in adult smokers and describes a new type of spirometer for this purpose: the office spirometer. The value of ...

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

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 ...

Any patient who smokes one or more cigarettes per day will be considered an active smoker. The criteria for the diagnosis of COPD is a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio of < 70% (absolute value).