Pollution, smoking, and that cough: It may be time for a lung function test

Chronic cough, breathlessness or pollution exposure may signal underlying lung disease. Here's when you should consider a ...
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Requirements for Pulmonary Function Testing in Social Security Disability Evaluations

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
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Cognition After Acute Hypoxemic Failure Not Affected by High vs Low PaO

Cognitive impairment levels in ICU patients who had acute hypoxemic respiratory failure were similar in those with PaO2 targets of 60 and 90 mm Hg.
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Post-COVID-19 CT scans show lung abnormalities persist two years later

The diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLco) values at six months, one year, and two years were 80, 82, and 84, respectively. DLco severity at the three follow-up visits did not show ...
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Diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) change and outcome in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs).

Effect of branched-chain amino acid metabolic interactions between HIBADH+ tumor cells and BCAT1+ macrophages on immunotherapy response in advanced NSCLC. Baseline DLCO 1.04 (0.99-1.1);p=0.1 1.04 ...