Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

Patients with lung cancer and poor pulmonary function at diagnosis have worse rates of overall survival. Patients with lung cancer and poor pulmonary function at diagnosis have worse rates of overall ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High oral microbial diversity in IPF is linked to decreased lung function and an elevated mortality risk.

Compared with patients with poor continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compliance, patients with good CPAP compliance saw improvements in lung function after 12 months. Patients with good ...

Tests of cells collected from the umbilical cord blood vessel walls at birth can predict death or poor pulmonary outcomes in extremely preterm infants, say researchers at the University of Alabama at ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Background: Acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has long posed challenges in clinical practice, lacking established preventive and therapeutic approaches. Lianhua Qingke ...