94010 (spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement) 4,285 50.7 94014 (patient-initiated spirometric recording per 30-d period of time ...

The criteria for the diagnosis of COPD is a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio of < 70% (absolute value). Spirometry technique Spirometric patterns Baseline spirometry: the nurse responsible for ...

We've all felt winded when taking the stairs or dealt with a cough from time to time. But if these issues linger, they could be early signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Take a big deep breath in, up, up, up, up! Suck it in – blow hard! Blast out fast! Blow it out, blow it out, blow it out, blow, blow, blow. Breathe deep, up, up, up, up and catch your breath He ...

Keywords: Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); computed tomography imaging (CT imaging); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) A decade ago ...

There are conflicting results as to whether DLCO is a predictor of COPD mortality. DLCO can detect certain changes in the lungs earlier than spirometry can detect them. A low DLCO result may ...

Researchers at Harvard Medical School set out to elucidate the molecular basis for sex-specific differences in COPD onset and severity ... for interpreting spirometry severity classifications ...

Considering a risk score generated from multiple genetic variants linked to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) caught undiagnosed cases of the disease better than conventional risk ...