historically, opium was used as a potent analgesic and to treat dyspnea and cough. it is documented that opium can increase exercise tolerance and relieve breathlessness. however, its overdose can suppress respiratory centers. the purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of opium on spirometric lung volumes.the study was done on two groups of patients referred to the lung clinic of labbafi...

background and objectives: studies have shown that fasting can have an impact on the course and severity of chronic diseases. there are a few studies on the association of fasting and asthma. therefore, this study has been conducted with the purpose of examining the effects of fasting on asthma severity and pulmonary functioning tests. methods: 30 patients with asthma who attended a pulmonology...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate published spirometry data for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) peoples to determine (i) whether their ethnicity influenced spirometry results; and (ii) if any reliable spirometry reference values exist for Indigenous Australians. STUDY DESIGN Systematic review of published and grey literature. DATA SOURCES PubMed and Cochrane Library datab...

Background: Aasthma due to causing disruption in the work of breathing and obstruction of the pulmonary tract creates the physical restrictions in the social, emotional and psychological, aspects and performing daily life activities, hence the present study is conducted to determine the impact of a period of selected activity on some spirometry parameters of children from 5 to 10 years old suff...

A personal journey paralleling the growth of spirometry and spirometry training development in Africa http://ow.ly/kgCl3028nQf.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the basis for spirometry, its benefits in diagnosing and managing both acute and chronic pulmonary disorders with emphasis on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and to critically examine the barriers to its widespread use. RECENT FINDINGS A number of recent articles have established the scientific basis for spirometry in the early identification of chronic obst...

OBJECTIVE To determine the rate at which satisfactory spirometry results are obtained (spirometry success rate) in preschool children. METHODS We analyzed the spirometry results of children ≤ 6 years of age. All tests were conducted between June of 2009 and February of 2010 in the Pulmonary Function Laboratory of the Hospital Infantil Jeser Amarante Faria, located in the city of Joinville, Br...

Spirometry Reversibility Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Guidelines Spirometry is very easy to do, and very easy to get wrong (Martin, 2010; personal communication). Not only is quality assured spirometry dependent on the effort exerted by the patient, and the technical ability of the spirometer operator, but also on the understanding of the results by the person interpreting them....

The authors hypothesized that the use of incentive spirometry by orthopedic patients is less than the recommended level and is affected by patient-related factors and type of surgery. To determine its postoperative use, the authors prospectively surveyed all patients in their institution's general orthopedic ward who had undergone elective spine surgery or total knee or hip arthroplasty during ...

BACKGROUND Bronchodilators are a mainstay of treatment for patients with airflow obstruction. We hypothesized that patients with obesity and no objective documentation of airflow obstruction are inappropriately treated with bronchodilators. METHODS Spirometric results and medical records of all patients with body mass index >30 kg/m2 who were referred for testing between March 2010 and August...