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Developers will be able to use HealthKit to read spirometer data

A handful of entrepreneurs have developed ways for smartphones to use data from spirometers to allow patients with respiratory problems, particularly for asthma, to track lung capacity and, in some ...
New York Daily News

The best spirometer

Many of us take our ability to breathe for granted, but if you have chronic lung disease or other respiratory issues, breathing can become a serious challenge. It’s important for those with ...
Medscape

Home Spirometry May Improve Asthma Diagnosis in Primary Care

Researchers in Sweden conducted a real-world clinical study involving 123 participants (mean age, 33 years; 67% females) with asthma-like symptoms to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of dynamic ...
Nature

Pulmonary ventilation distribution with low-cost and commercial incentive spirometers measured by electrical impedance tomography in a randomized clinical trial

The Incentive Spirometer (IS) encourages deep breaths to improve lung volume and prevent respiratory complications, but its cost limits some populations. The low-cost "modified Pachon Incentive ...
Medscape

Geographic Variation of Spirometry Use in Newly Diagnosed COPD

Min J. Joo, MD, MPH, Todd A. Lee, PharmD, PhD and Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MPH, † the Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care (Drs. Joo and Lee), Hines VA Hospital ...
Nature

Machine learning model for predicting immediate postoperative desaturation using spirometry signal data

Postoperative desaturation is a common post-surgery pulmonary complication. The real-time prediction of postoperative desaturation can become a preventive measure, and real-time changes in spirometry ...
Healio

AI-based software for spirometry interpretation improves primary care diagnostic accuracy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many general practitioners need help interpreting spirometry. An AI-based software had 88% diagnostic accuracy ...
Business Wire

NuvoAir’s Air Next Spirometer Is FDA-Approved for In-Home Use

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, NuvoAir Medical announced its innovative Air Next Spirometer has received formal 510(k) clearance for in-home use as a full spirometer. 510(k) approval empowers NuvoAir ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Spirometry Requirements May Exclude Patients With COPD From Palliative Care Research

New study findings call into question the necessity of spirometry as a criterion for participation in palliative care research among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Quality ...
Healio

‘The earlier, the better’: Use spirometry to detect COPD during lung cancer screenings

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several European studies have investigated integrating spirometry at the time of low-dose CT. Spirometry needs ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Digital technologies for applying algorithms to spirometry to support asthma and COPD diagnosis in primary care and community diagnostic centres: early-use assessment

The diagnostics advisory committee considered evidence on digital technologies for applying algorithms to spirometry from several sources. This included evidence submitted by 4 companies, a review of ...