Nature

Impact of switching to new spirometric reference equations on severity staging of airflow obstruction in COPD: a cross-sectional observational study in primary care

Severity of airflow obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is based on forced expiratory volume in one second expressed as percentage predicted (FEV 1 %predicted) derived from ...
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Race-Neutral Pulmonary Function Testing: The Long Journey Toward Health Equity

Credit: Getty Images The road to race-neutral pulmonary function testing has been long and evolving; now, ATS recommends this approach and a Boston hospital offers an implementation model. In July, ...
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Race-neutral lung function equations alter FEV1, FVC in pediatric patients with asthma

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Following use of race-neutral lung function equations, African American and Latino pediatric ...
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Race-neutral equations for COPD trial eligibility may lead to more Black patients enrolled

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Race-neutral vs. -adjusted reference equations are recommended for spirometry interpretation. When using ...