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 ...

To diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), doctors typically use spirometry to measure your lung function. They usually also perform other tests to monitor the damage to your lungs.

Spirometry is a standard test doctors use to determine how well your lungs function. A score that measures airflow into and out of your lungs can help diagnose COPD and determine the best treatments.

A total of 161 COPD patients completed at least one CAT questionnaire at baseline, 75 at exacerbation and 52 of these patients completed the CAT questionnaire daily during exacerbation recovery.

Researchers have identified new lung function and blood test cutoffs to improve timely chronic hypercapnia management in ...

Explore strategies for controlling COPD and improving health, with a focus on management and lifestyle changes.

MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Folks with difficulty breathing can learn if they have COPD from a new AI-guided lung test, a new study suggests. The newly developed AI can accurately ...

Paper follows statement by Zuo Wei that 'stem cell and progenitor cell-based regenerative medicine may be the biggest, if not the only, hope to cure COPD' During a six-minute walking test ...

Oxygen is essential to life. The respiratory system works tirelessly to provide fresh oxygen to the body and ensure that all ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other lower respiratory diseases are among leading causes of U.S. deaths per ...

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 ...

Folks with difficulty breathing can learn if they have COPD from a new AI-guided lung test, a new study suggests. The newly developed AI can accurately diagnose COPD using data from a single chest ...