and severe breathing problems. There are certain conditions under which a person may not be able to breathe fully and deeply, ...

Spirometry measures lung volume—how much ... A lung plethysmography test involves breathing normally and rapidly while ...

A smoker since her teenage years, it took the diagnosis of COPD in 2005 to finally force her to quit. “Giving up cigarettes ...

These volumes can be seen in this spirometry trace. During exercise, tidal volume increases as the depth of breathing increases and the rate of breathing increases too. This has the effect of ...

Patient Bev Walton, who developed COPD on top of her asthma, described the commonly-used spirometry breathing test, as "quite difficult". "Breathing out and trying to empty your chest made you ...

Polish doctors and health officials have joined a global campaign to raise awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...