Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD A pulmonary function test (PFT), or lung function test, is a non-invasive test that ...

A company has been suspended by Queensland's mining safety regulator for providing substandard lung tests to more than 130 ...

More than 130 coal miners will need to have their lungs retested after an audit found some tests didn't meet minimum ...

The following patients will be excluded: any who are older than 80 years of age or institutionalized, as well as any who have a life expectancy of less than 1 year, have undergone spirometry ...

Primary-care providers (PCPs) should perform an office spirometry test for patients ≥ 45 years old who report smoking cigarettes (current smokers and those who quit during the previous year ...

The state’s resources regulator, Resources Safety and Health Queensland audited over 5000 spirometry tests across 100 ...

This will equip you to accurately produce & critically analyse the interpretation of spirometry readings, leading to an accurate diagnosis & treatment Spirometry is the most commonly performed lung ...

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Objectives Restrictive spirometry pattern (RSP) suggests an impairment of lung function associated with a significantly increased risk of premature mortality. We evaluated the independent and joint ...

The NICE guideline on asthma (NG80) recommends that spirometry, bronchodilator reversibility, and fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) testing should be available to support asthma diagnosis across ...

Council’s security control room can now watch over the Kangaroo Point and Breakfast Creek bridges, the Metro Depot at ...

A Queensland medical provider has been suspended for six months after an audit of their lung function tests identified that ...