Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionately high burden of
the global morbidity and mortality caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), including …

The practice of using race or ethnicity in medicine to explain differences between individuals
is being called into question because it may contribute to biased medical care and research …

Rationale: Environmental threats and poorly controlled asthma disproportionately burden
Black people. Some have attributed this to socioeconomic or biologic factors; however …

Background In light of recent retrospective studies revealing evidence of disparities in
access to medical technology and of bias in measurements, this narrative review assesses …

Spirometry is an effective and widely available technique to measure lung function. Correct
interpretation of spirometry is imperative when used to diagnose and manage lung …

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are part of almost every evaluation of unexplained dyspnea.
PFTs allow for the characterization of abnormalities into physiologic categories and provide …

The respiratory functional defects can be evaluated by some tests exploring the ventilatory
mechanics, such as spirometry and plethysmography, which determine airflows, dynamic …

Bronchiectasis (BE) is a chronic condition affecting the bronchial tree. It is characterized by
the dilatation of large and medium-sized airways, secondary to damage of the underlying …

Purpose Recently, handgrip, knee extensor and respiratory muscle strength were proposed
as candidate biomarkers to assess the neuromuscular function of vitality capacity in older …

Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) endure an asymmetrically high burden of
worldwide disease and death caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), ie, asthma …