Spirometry was first invented in the 1840s by an English surgeon called John Hutchinson, who realised that lung volume or forced vital capacity was related to mortality. 185 years later, spirometry is ...

Around 20% to 25% of individuals with rapidly declining FEV1/FVC trajectories experienced wheezing and usual ...

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.

Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Ningbo, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China Background: Preserved Ratio ...

The below chart from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital outlines the normal range of beats per minute for resting heart rate, based on age. Target heart rate refers to a range of heart beats per ...

We assessed the technical quality of primary care spirometry according to ATS/ERS 2019 standards and evaluated inter-expert agreement on application of these standards. Methods Two hundred consecutive ...

Overall, these categorical changes occurred mostly in the first 6 months, although transitioning from low FVC to normal or obstructive patterns is seen over the whole period (figure 2). When ...

With an Arctic cold snap set to hit a large swath of the U.S. over the weekend and into next week, EV drivers in the States and other cold January climates might be stressing about battery range.

Paris-based sales company Alpha Violet has taken international sales on teen mental health drama “How to Be Normal and the Oddness of the Other World,” a first feature by Austrian filmmaker ...

November 29, 2024 • This week on "The Range" ... Yahtzee! Why board games equal family fun. Also, a Kansas woman talks about why fry bread is important to Native American culture ... and to her.

If you love taking longer trips but want to buy an electric vehicle, chances are you’re no stranger to range anxiety. Range anxiety is the concern that your EV won’t have enough battery ...

A typical platelet count range can change with age. Platelet counts may fluctuate due to natural vascular aging, changes in bone marrow tissue, and altered blood plasma makeup. Platelets ...