The physiological basis and clinical significance of lung volume measurements.

Posted on 17 February 2017, English, Pulmonary Function Test, Scientific

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A useful scientific review has been published in the Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine Journal describing how different physiological/pathological conditions can affect static lung volumes measurement.

2017 ERS/ATS standards for single-breath carbon monoxide uptake in the lung.

Posted on 20 January 2017, English, Pulmonary Function Test, Scientific

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ATS/ERS published on the European Respiratory Journal an update to the 2005 technical standards for single-breath carbon monoxide uptake in the lung.

Maximal aerobic capacity in ageing subjects: actual measurements versus predicted values.

Posted on 03 October 2016, Clinical CPET, Scientific

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A new study in the European Respiratory Journal focuses on proper interpretation values for the measured VO2max in elderly patients.

Assessment of parameters of lung ventilation during 6-minute walk test in patients with COPD.

Posted on 26 February 2016, Scientific, Spiropalm

Assessment of parameters of lung ventilation during 6-minute walk test in patients with COPD.

The importance of measuring ventilation during the Six Minute Walk test in COPD patients has been confirmed in a study presented during the European Respiratory Society Congress in 2015 and published in the European Respiratory Journal.

Use of exercise testing in the evaluation of interventional efficacy: an official ERS statement.

Posted on 11 February 2016, Clinical CPET, Scientific

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A new European Respiratory Society (ERS) Statement has been published in ERJ reviewing the role exercise tests have in patients with chronic respiratory diseases.

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