PFTs are of three basic types: spirometry, lung volumes, and lung diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO). 3 Spirometry measures the airflow and lung capacity.

Spirometry, the most common PFT, measures the amount and speed of air a person can inhale and exhale, providing valuable ...

Spirometry is a lung function test that can distinguish restrictive conditions — like fibrosis, sarcoidosis, or obesity-related lung restriction — from obstructive lung diseases — such as ...

When spirometry is unavailable, physicians can use the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire score plus peak expiratory flow to screen for COPD, according to data published in American Journal ...

Due to the destructive nature of COPD on patients’ lungs and well-being, timely diagnosis is key, and integrating spirometry at the time of lung cancer screening could help identify this disease ...

PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, June 18, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- The global pulmonary function testing (PFT) devices market is experiencing strong growth, driven by a surge in lung-related diseases ...

Race-neutral equations for assessing lung function appeared to catch more true-abnormal findings for Black patients than did previously standard race-adjusted spirometry equations, a study showed ...