Sentences with phrase «spirometry breathing test»

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Current testing requires a series of methods including a spirometry test, which measures the amount (volume) and the speed (flow) of air during breathing, followed by a body plethysmography test measuring static lung volumes and airways resistance and finally a diffusion test, which measures the amount of oxygen and other gases that cross the lungs» air sacs.

In future studies, Dr. Sims says that the researchers should diagnose COPD using a breathing test called spirometry.

Breathe Easy Portsmouth South, part of the British Lung Foundation raised awareness of acute and chronic lung conditions during this year's Breathe Easy Week by conducting spirometry testing at the Bridge Shopping Centre.