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 ...

Fertility and cancer: Understanding the barriers to accessing information and resources. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2018 Cancer Survivorship Symposium. This abstract does not include a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Full pulmonary function tests contribute useful diagnostic information for evaluating patients with ...

Researchers from Mexico recommend conducting a pulmonary function test in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy to assess their susceptibility to ...

Doctors use lung diffusion tests to measure how well a person’s lungs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. The test can detect lung damage and help diagnose lung conditions, including emphysema and ...

Pulmonary function testing serves 2 important clinical goals: (1) categorizing the physiologic impairment from lung disease (ie, obstructive, restrictive, etc) and (2) quantifying the degree of ...

Why Is a Body Plethysmography Done? To screen for abnormalities. Medical staff will compare recent test results with previous results or against standards. They'll see if your lungs are working as ...

A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Deployment-related distal lung disease was frequently reported among veterans. Lung function following ...