All participants received a first clinical diagnosis based
on lung function tests and all other necessary additional tests (such as CT scans, electrocardiogram, etc.).
Not exact matches
Several clinical trials have
tested whether taking vitamin D as a supplement has an effect
on asthma attacks, symptoms and
lung function in children and adults with asthma.
«We will be conducting extensive
testing of our athletes to evaluate the effect of Beijing's air pollution
on lung function,» he says.
The next step for the research team will be to
test the algorithm in different populations and increase the decision power of the system with continuous updates
on lung function data with a validated clinical diagnosis.
Thirty years after the Libby mine was shut down, abnormalities are still found
on chest computed tomography (CT) scans and
lung function tests in more than half of workers exposed to Libby amphibole asbestos (LAA).»
About half the participants were considered disease - free based
on their
lung -
function tests.
«The impact of chronic smoking
on the
lungs and the individual is substantially underestimated when using
lung -
function tests alone,» said James D. Crapo, professor of medicine at National Jewish Health and senior author of the study, which is being published June 22, in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Data
on patients receiving active drug in the trial were consistent with a dose - dependent improvement in some parameters of
lung function examined in the study, including methacholine challenge
test and peak expiratory flow rates, as well as in a biomarker associated with asthma severity and inflammation.
Underneath the headline was an 8 year old African American boy, Xavier Miles, with a big smile
on his face before receiving his spirometry
test, which shows the
function of the
lungs, at his school.