Pulmonary diagnostic tests are a series of tests which evaluate how well the lungs are performing. These tests may be performed to help diagnose disease, monitor disease progression or therapeutic ...

A lower initial lung diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide is associated with a higher rate of progression from very early diagnosis to definite systemic sclerosis.

The number of rehabilitation sessions a patient underwent (12, 24, or 36) was linked to their Post COVID Functional Status score, days on IMV, and 6MWT distance. A supervised pulmonary rehabilitation ...

Good breathing is at the heart of good health. When asthma or shortness of breath appears, a person might be sent for pulmonary function tests. Arlene Dunlap of Piscataway, N.J. knows those tests well ...

The Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department provides outpatient services to patients recovering from heart and lung diseases. Our services include supervised exercise sessions, education, and ...

Relationship of Strength of the Supporting Evidence to the Balance of Benefits to Risks and Burdens* Strength of Evidence Balance of Benefits to Risks and Burdens *OP = outpatient; ADL = activities of ...

Credit: Getty Images The road to race-neutral pulmonary function testing has been long and evolving; now, ATS recommends this approach and a Boston hospital offers an implementation model. In July, ...

A repurposed drug reduced exertional desaturation and dyspnea by 62% and 27%, respectively, in patients with Covid-19 pulmonary sequelae, according to a recent Phase 3 study. In patients with ...

Researchers from the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, studied the effects of yoga as a form of pulmonary ...