The diagnosis and treatment for obstructive vs. restrictive lung diseases depend ... out what condition (or conditions) you ...

Spirometry is the only recognized method of definitively diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 1 It also gives patients and physicians a reliable way of tracking the progression ...

This group had spirometry examinations pre-September 11, 2001, and post-September 11, 2001, demonstrating declines in lung function with parallel declines in FEV 1 and FVC. To date, the underlying ...