Routine pulmonary lung function tests: Interpretative strategies and challenges

B Barkous, C Briki, S Boubakri… - Chronic Respiratory …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: The diagnosis and management of common chronic respiratory diseases
depend on various parameters obtained from pulmonary function tests (PFTs), such as …

Characteristics associated with accelerated lung function decline in a primary care population with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

HR Whittaker, JM Pimenta, D Jarvis… - … journal of chronic …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Estimates for lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) have differed by study setting and have not been described in a UK primary care …

The Puzzle of Marijuana Use and Forced Vital Capacity

RJ Wang, NR Bhakta - Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2024 - atsjournals.org
In study after study, marijuana use has been found to be associated with increased forced
vital capacity (FVC). This is puzzling, because marijuana is commonly consumed by …

[HTML][HTML] Forced vital capacity and body mass index of **njiang children and adolescents: an analysis based on seven successive national surveys, 1985–2014

F Zhang, C Bi, X Yin, Y Liu, Y Guo, P Sun… - BMC Public …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Pulmonary function is very important for the healthy development of children
and adolescents. However, fewer studies have been conducted on pulmonary function …

Association between heart rate-corrected QT interval and severe peripheral arterial disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and foot ulcers

J Hong, WY Liu, X Hu, FF Jiang, ZR Xu… - Endocrine …, 2021 - ec.bioscientifica.com
Background: A prolonged heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) has been associated with
peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the general population. However, no study to date has …

The Puzzle of Marijuana Use and Forced Vital Capacity.

N Bhakta, R Wang - Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2024 - escholarship.org
In study after study, marijuana use has been found to be associated with increased forced
vital capacity (FVC). This is puzzling, because marijuana is commonly consumed by …

Beyond airflow obstruction: acknowledging the diversity of abnormal spirometry patterns

S Sakhamuri, T Seemungal - ERJ Open Research, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The primary purpose of spirometry is to identify the obstructive ventilatory defect, indicated
by diminished forced expiratory volume in 1 s to forced vital capacity ratio (FEV1/FVC) …

Risk factors and determinants of pulmonary function impairments in chronic respiratory diseases in Ethiopia: A hospital-based cross-sectional study

AB Binegdie, TH Gebremariam, A Worku… - Ethiopian Medical …, 2024 - ajol.info
Abstract Introduction: Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are diseases of the airways and
lung parenchyma. Although they are leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally …

Design of Lung Forced Vital Capacity Measuring Instrument with Flow Sensor

E Loniza, AC Putri… - 2023 3rd International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Flow measurement is a major problem which has to be resolved to get a good performance
of a lung forced vital capacity measuring instrument with applying flow sensor. The purpose …

Risk factors for poor asthma control and impaired quality of life in a Caribbean population

S Sakhamuri, C Rampersad, C Ramsingh… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Asthma, a major cause of disability and reduced quality of life, has a high global
prevalence and burden of death. Despite the propitious guidelines, a substantial portion of …