A lower initial lung diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide is associated with a higher rate of progression from very early diagnosis to definite systemic sclerosis.

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...

The recent statement on interpretive strategies for lung testing uses the acronym PRISm for preserved ratio impaired spirometry. PRISm identifies patients with a normal forced expiratory volume in 1 ...

Good breathing is at the heart of good health. When asthma or shortness of breath appears, a person might be sent for pulmonary function tests. Arlene Dunlap of Piscataway, N.J. knows those tests well ...

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Credit: Getty Images A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care. Pulmonary function testing ...