Each participant had a spirometry test, which
measures lung function, before the shooting, immediately after and 24 hours after.
Senosis tech can reportedly
measure lung function, detect jaundice in newborns, and even measure hemoglobin levels in the blood.
Further studies that
measure lung function and wheezing from birth onwards are needed to explore whether the infections cause asthma and lower lung function, or whether wheezing and lower lung function may be predisposing these children to develop the infections.
(For spirometry, you will be asked to blow into a tube to
measure lung function.)
Measure lungs function and administer oxygen by using mechanical ventilator and medication to the lungs to patients with chronic respiratory conditions
Not exact matches
Using data from the INfancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) Project — a population - based mother - child cohort study set up in several geographic areas in Spain — the researchers assessed
lung function with spirometry (
measuring of breath).
Lung function was
measured at the ages of 7, 13, 18, 45, 50 and 53 years old, and participants» exposure to various risk factors was also recorded.
Secondary outcome
measures included time to first exacerbation, severity of exacerbations, quality of life and changes in
lung function as
measured by spirometry.
The multisite team, led by researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, suggests that ECAC, as
measured by computed tomography scanning, is associated with poor
lung function and respiratory symptoms.
Data about their social activities were collected in face - to - face interviews during which
lung function was
measured.
Lung function was
measured as the amount of air a person can forcefully exhale in one second (FEV1).
Lung function was evaluated using a common clinical
measure of the volume of air forcibly exhaled in one second (FEV1).
Age, time since onset, amount of weight lost, and forced vital capacity (a
measure of
lung function) are all thought to be related to disease progression.
As part of their regular reassessment of the study population in 2011, the team
measured the
functions of kidneys, liver,
lungs, metabolic and immune systems.
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Lung function, as
measured by spirometry, was unaffected by increasing temperatures or higher levels of indoor air pollutants.
They also
measured HDL cholesterol, cardiorespiratory fitness,
lung function and the length of the telomeres — protective caps at the end of chromosomes that have been found to shorten with age.
Lung function, another key measure of health in cystic fibrosis, improved in both the United States and Canada; however, the rate of improvement in lung function was greater in all age groups in the United States compared to Can
Lung function, another key
measure of health in cystic fibrosis, improved in both the United States and Canada; however, the rate of improvement in
lung function was greater in all age groups in the United States compared to Can
lung function was greater in all age groups in the United States compared to Canada.
Currently,
lung function is
measured using a test known as spirometry, in which patients blow through a tube; their progress is tracked over time.
To
measure the differences in immune system
function between the two groups of older mice, the researchers examined the
lungs to assess damage, counted the number of bacteria in the
lungs, and calculated the number of the white blood cells (neutrophils).
«
Lung function is an objective
measure of the
function of the
lungs and airways.
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Lung function was not
measured in very young children,» explains Dr van Meel.
Lung function and asthma are two different
measures of respiratory health and are only partly related.
The researchers also
measured mouse allergen levels in the children's homes (bedroom floor, bed and airborne) and assessed their
lung function.
These findings are consistent with other studies, as highlighted in a critical review of the literature on the health impacts of wildfires published in 2016 by Reid et al. 17 Various respiratory problems in asthmatics and non-asthmatics alike,
measured by physician visits, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations were found to be strongly associated with wildfire smoke exposure as well as significant declines in
lung function for those without asthma.17
Currently, a combination of clinical features, laboratory markers,
lung function measures and radiological investigations are used to diagnose and make treatment decisions about GLILD though there remains a lack of information to help clinicians determine the optimal frequency of testing and timing of treatment.
When the volume of air they could inhale was
measured, former smokers who consumed a tomato - and fruit - rich diet had around 80 milliliter slower decline in
lung function over 10 years.
Heart rate variability (HRV) was
measured to study the autonomic nervous response including the balance of sympathetic to parasympathetic activity; peak nasal inspiratory flow and
lung function were
measured at the beginning and after three and six weeks of sauna.
The international research team assessed a dozen
measures of physical health, including
lung function, systemic inflammation and several
measures of metabolic syndrome, including waist circumference, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, glucose control and body mass index.
Antioxidant intake as well as
lung functioning were
measured regularly.
In addition, height, weight, blood pressure,
lung function, cholesterol and blood sugar levels were also
measured.