Greater insights A new technique for assessing lung function using x-rays has been developed by Australian researchers. This may enable earlier detection of lung diseases such as cancer, emphysema ...

When spirometry is unavailable, physicians can use the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire score plus peak expiratory flow to screen for COPD, according to data published in American Journal ...

Oct. 25, 2004 — High-flow humidified oxygen improves exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and severe oxygen dependency, according to the results of ...

To investigate the relationship between the severity of COPD and responses in terms of changes in exhaled flow and volume during routine bronchodilator reversibility testing. Study We used data ...

Expiratory flow limitation (EFL) is common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the intensive care unit (ICU) and may be correlated with adverse outcomes, according to a ...

Safety of High-flow Oxygen in Acute Exacerbations of COPD - Medscape - Dec 08, 2010. Tables. References. Authors and Disclosures. Authors and Disclosures Author(s) Nicholas J. Gross, MD, PhD.

Nasal high-flow oxygen therapy may be an alternative to noninvasive ventilation in patients with chronic hypercapnic COPD, according to data presented at the virtual European Respiratory Society ...