Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All-cause mortality in COPD patients was “strongly predicted” by diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon ...

Extending the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in premature infants by two weeks significantly increases lung volume and lung diffusion capacity, according to a new study.

“Our results suggest that oscillometry . . . may serve as valuable, noninvasive biomarkers for early detection, risk stratification, and longitudinal monitoring of IPF,” the authors concluded.

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...