The New York Times

The Rise of the Self-Serve Blood Test

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing? By Kristen V. Brown As Kimberly Crisp approached middle age, ...
Daily

Chest radiography effective as pulmonary function tests for COPD screening: Study

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 ...
pulmonologyadvisor

COPD Stages

Credit: Getty Images COPD stages are classified from Stage 1 (mild) to Stage 4 (very severe). In addition to, doctors also look at the severity of COPD symptoms. Based on FEV1, the COPD stage is mild, ...
SanLuisObispo

New respiratory diagnostic testing clinic opens in SLO

Adventist Health took over Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton on March 29, 2024. The facilities will now be known as Adventist Health Sierra Vista and ...
SciELO

Correlation between chest computed tomography findings and pulmonary function test results in the post-recovery phase of COVID-19

Objective The radiological and functional lung sequelae in COVID-19 survivors remain unclear. We compared the chest computed tomography findings of COVID-19 patients with normal and abnormal pulmonary ...
IEEE

Predicting Pulmonary Function from Chest X-Rays Using Deep Learning: A DenseNet Approach to Estimating FEV1/FVC Z-Scores

Abstract: Lung disease remains a critical global health challenge, affecting millions worldwide. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are gold standard diagnostic tools for evaluating lung health, ...
Medscape

Testing for Pulmonary Issues as a PCP: What to Know

Examining a patient for common or complex pulmonary issues in a primary care setting takes time and expertise — physicians need to ask about symptoms and medical history and determine which tests to ...
Medscape

Testing for Pulmonary Issues as a Primary Care Physician: What to Know

Examining a patient for common or complex pulmonary issues in a primary care setting takes time and expertise — physicians need to ask about symptoms and medical history and determine which tests to ...
BioSpace

CorVista Health to Present New Data on Non-Invasive Point of Care Test for Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure Elevation Using Machine Learning at ACC.25

CorVista Health will be exhibiting in the Future Hub Booth #FH8, where attendees can learn about the CorVista System. The CorVista System is a point-of -care digital health solution that detects ...
Frontiers

Lung function of tuberculosis patients after completion of treatment in Sidama, South Ethiopia

Introduction: Lung function impairment are commonly reported after treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to examine lung function parameters among adults who have undergone ...
EurekAlert!

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry: clinical, imaging and artificial intelligence perspective

Abstract: Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is a pulmonary function pattern characterized by a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity ratio greater than 0.70, ...