September 17, 2009 (Vienna, Austria) — Significant efforts to help general practitioners (GPs) improve their ability to diagnose and manage asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have ...

If FeNO testing was made available to all GPs across England, it could save almost £100m by making best use of treatment, analysis by a leading lung charity has found. The lack of simple tests for GPs ...

September 7, 2010 — The use of spirometry testing to diagnose and manage asthma in children is underused by pediatric primary care physicians, especially pediatricians, and does not conform to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Spirometry testing in the afternoon vs. morning was linked to a decreased likelihood for bronchodilator ...

A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, Cambridge researchers have found. Using real world data from 1,600 patients, ...

The literature shows that delayed or erroneous diagnosis of respiratory conditions may be common in primary care due to underuse of spirometry or poor spirometric technique. The Community Respiratory ...

Dear Doctor K: My doctor ordered breathing tests to see if I have asthma. He didn’t tell me what it’s like to go through this. Can you explain? Dear Reader: The tests your doctor almost surely is ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . School-based monitoring led to more symptom-free days and fewer ED visits. Errors in inhaler technique decreased ...

Katie received her bachelor's degree in registered nursing from Western Governors University. She then also received her master's degree in nursing education from Western Governors University. You can ...