Conclusions Performing spirometry as a screening tool in a population with a high risk for COPD is feasible. Within cardiology outpatient clinics, spirometry detected a large proportion of patients ...

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is widely underdiagnosed. A number of studies have evaluated the accuracy of screening tests for COPD, but their findings have not been formally ...

This was a single-center, prospective study. Patients with COPD were included if their post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1)/forced vital capacity ratio was <0.7 and FEV 1 ...

Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) is a lung function test that may help detect COPD early and predict a person’s outlook. DLCO is a lung diffusion test that measures how ...

A revolutionary AI-powered diagnostic test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is set to be introduced in GP surgeries across England from 14 April, offering a faster and more accurate ...

Methods: 81 dyspnoea descriptors were administered to 123 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), 129 with interstitial lung disease and 106 with chronic heart failure. These were ...

The results of a multisite, randomized controlled trial show that C-reactive protein (CRP) point-of-care testing resulted in decreased antibiotic prescribing for patients who have acute exacerbations ...

Methods and analysis This randomised controlled trial will enrol 129 stable COPD patients. Participants will be randomly divided into three groups: control, N95 mask and surgical mask groups. Each ...

Objectives: To investigate the COPD outcomes in individuals with Scleroderma compared to general population. Methods: National Inpatient Database ... Univariate analysis with student t test and chi ...