NEW YORK, NY – March 02, 2022 – In the latest update to the pulmonary function tests technical ... the uncertainty around the interpretation of the tests which are essential in determining ...

Standards for pulmonary function testing and interpretation strategies. Eur Resp J. 2005;26:153-161, 319-338, 511-522, 720-735, 948-968. Celli BR, Halbert RJ, Isonaka S, Schau B. Population impact ...

More information: Nirav R Bhakta et al, Race and Ethnicity in Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation: An Official American Thoracic Society Statement, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical ...

WASHINGTON — By using race specific equations when interpreting pulmonary function tests, racism and bias come to the surface, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society Intern ...

Opens in a new tab or window The use of newly developed race-neutral reference equations for pulmonary function test (PFT) interpretation led to a significant increase in both the prevalence and ...

About The Study: The use of race-neutral reference equations to interpret pulmonary function tests resulted in a significant increase in the number of Black individuals with respiratory ...

Demographics like age, comorbidities, specific symptoms, and a physical exam can also guide testing. Skolnik said, “For example, pulmonary function ... are uncomfortable interpreting the results ...

Dr Topalovic said: "We found that the interpretation of pulmonary function tests and the diagnosis of respiratory disease by pulmonologists is not an easy task. It takes more information and ...

Using race-neutral rather than race and ethnicity-specific reference equations to interpret pulmonary function tests (PFTs) increased the number of Black individuals considered to have respiratory ...

common conditions associated with the HCT patient requires that particular attention be given to interpretation of pulmonary function testing (PFT) results, such as comparison of serial pulmonary ...