Sleep and respiratory content aimed at education for GPs and referrers.
Is a spirometry really what your patient needs? Complex lung function testing aids with the differential diagnosis of the breathless patient and the different multiple causes. Spirometry is a simple and non-invasive test, which can help with the diagnosis of asthma, when the bronchodilator response is measured. It allows to determine the severity of obstructive and […]
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Selecting the Right Lung Function Test Selecting the right test The breathing tests most often used are: Spirometry / Flow Volume Loop.This is a straightforward but reliable and fundamental test in thoracic medicine, providing key information regarding airflow, in particular the FEV1. This test is used to monitor patients with known asthma or COPD. At
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Update on Interpretation of Spirometry. Â By Dr James Douglas, Thoracic and Sleep Physician, North Brisbane Sleep & Thoracic In 2022, the European Respiratory Journal published the 2021 European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society Technical Standard on Interpretive Strategies for Routine Lung Function Tests. This is the first update on this topic since 2005. There are several
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Selecting the Appropriate Sleep Study Laboratory vs Ambulatory Sleep Studies The following patients may be considered for an ambulatory sleep study:Â Patients with a high pre-test probability of moderate to severe OSA. Patients with no significant co-morbid medical conditions. Examples of co-morbid conditions include moderate-severe pulmonary diseases (cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, active asthma, COPD), congestive
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