This application note provides an introduction to spirometers and their basic functions. It discusses both laboratory units and portable devices for point-of-care testing, and offers guidance on ...

If you have an old spirometer, with no option to read or upload flow-volume or volume-time curves, please ditch it. Without seeing the graphical traces, you cannot accurately detect spurious or ...

The NLHEP recommends the widespread use of spirometry by PCPs for detecting COPD in adult smokers and describes a new type of spirometer for this purpose: the office spirometer. The value of ...

Recent studies show that many patients are being treated for COPD without confirmatory spirometry. In-office testing is easy and available. A recent study showed that only 32% of patients admitted to ...

Spirometry is a type of pulmonary function test that provides information about the function of the lungs and can be used for a variety of purposes. The test uses a spirometer, which is a specialized ...

PMD Healthcare has released its new portable spirometer that allows people with all kinds of lung conditions, like asthma, COPD, and cystic fibrosis, to monitor their lung function. The device can ...

Covid-19, now in its second phase, has expanded and shrunk the world in unimaginable ways. It has upended people's lives and has left them gasping for breath with low oxygen levels. SARS-CoV-2, the ...