The recent statement on interpretive strategies for lung testing uses the acronym PRISm for preserved ratio impaired spirometry. PRISm identifies patients with a normal forced expiratory volume in 1 ...

Expiratory reserve volume is the amount of extra air above normal that you exhale during a forceful breath out. ERV is part of the data gathered in pulmonary function tests used to diagnose ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- For people with emphysema, breathing in is hard because the lungs can't expand properly. In this week's Moves in Medicine, we learn about a procedure letting some emphysema ...

A nurse from LeClaire was the first lung-surgery patient to undergo a new procedure at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.

Approximately 20% of patients who undergo bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) lose the effects of the treatment within 2 years, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS ...

World Lung Day is an annual campaign observed on September 25th to raise awareness about lung health and promote better lung care around the world. As we age, our lungs, like many other organs, ...

At the recent American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) annual meeting, experts discussed the evolving concept of asthma remission as a key goal for both clinicians and patients. In ...

Workflow Conscious AI ™ facilitates end-to-end improvements in the identification, management, and surveillance of all lung nodule patients - whether identified incidentally or via screening ...