What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...
Researchers review pulmonary function testing measures that span 4 categories that can assess the respiratory muscle dysfunction that happens in diseases like spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Muscle ...
In a recent study published in The Lancet Digital Health, a group of researchers estimated forced vital capacity (FVC) (Total air exhaled after the deepest breath) and forced expiratory volume in 1 ...
—Older age, presence of scoliosis, and other factors were associated with lower predicted forced vital capacity in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy using non-invasive ventilation. Individuals ...
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