Elderly asthmatics are at a higher risk for morbidity and mortality from their asthma than
younger patients. There are important age‐related physiologic and immunologic changes …

There are now more Americans older than 65 years than at any other point in US history,
and the aging population is expected to increase rapidly over the next decade. 1 Aging …

Spirometry is the main pulmonary function test and is essential for the evaluation and
monitoring of respiratory diseases. Its utility transcends the field of Respiratory Medicine, is …

Asthma in the elderly is underdiagnosed and undertreated, and there is a paucity of
knowledge on the subject. The National Institute on Aging convened this workshop to …

Life expectancy has risen sharply during the past century and is expected to continue to rise
in virtually all populations throughout the world. In the United States population, life …

Background Residual paralysis increases the risk of pulmonary complications but is difficult
to detect. To test the hypothesis that accelerometry predicts effects of residual paralysis on …

Primary care spirometry services can be provided by trained primary care staff, peripatetic
specialist services, or through referral to hospital-based or laboratory spirometry. The first of …

Purpose: This document addresses aspects of the performance and interpretation of
spirometry that are particularly important in the workplace, where inhalation exposures can …

Background To the best of our knowledge, the association between COPD and chronic renal
failure (CRF) has never been assessed. Lean mass is frequently reduced in COPD, and the …

The purpose of this study was to assess whether different stages of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) severity defined according to the Global Initiative for Chronic …