Findings Show Xenon MRI Ventilation Defects Independently Predicts Exacerbation Risk Beyond Conventional Clinical Measures ...

A recent study published in the journal of Radiology showed that dynamic chest radiography (DCR) may serve as an effective alternative to traditional pulmonary function tests (PFTs) for screening ...

If you have scarring in your lungs, you may have been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. When the reason for this scarring is unknown, your condition is called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). You ...

Of the 43% of study participants without pre-existing lung conditions, 70% had normal PFTs, 16% had obstructive pattern, 12% restrictive pattern, and 2.3% mixed pattern. After recovering from mild to ...

Credit: Getty Images The road to race-neutral pulmonary function testing has been long and evolving; now, ATS recommends this approach and a Boston hospital offers an implementation model. In July, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The odds for having uncontrolled asthma and ED visits were significantly raised among non-English- vs.

Objective: To investigate the correlation between tidal breathing pulmonary function parameters combined with mixed exhaled gas nitric oxide values and the degree of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) ...

A grant from the Melissa Andrews Trust has funded a crucial software update for the Pulmonary Function Test machine at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH), ensuring that patients with ...

Yes, it is possible for a person with cirrhosis to receive typical liver function test results, although this is rare. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) notes that liver function ...

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