The problem with getting a breathing test in someone who has no significant symptoms is that you can find someone whose test results are at or just below the lower limit of normal, and the ...

It is apparently a routine test she orders for new patients. She then told me I have COPD, on the basis of that test alone. She asked if I had ever smoked or been exposed to secondhand smoke.

Our work supports the prognostic accuracy of spirometry — a noninvasive, cost-effective, reliable breathing test — for diagnosing airflow obstruction in COPD," Oelsner told Medscape Medical News.

She often soothes a patient's fear of failing a test. "It's not about failure. We want to see how your numbers are and how the doctor can treat you," she says. "We don't want you to fail." "They ...

Chest x-rays reveal any lung-related issues. Blood tests may inform other health insights. “What’s really important is to do a breathing test called spirometry,” advises Dr. Getzin.

Spirometry is a current breathing test that is often used to assess an individual’s lung function and potential airway obstruction. During a spirometry test, an individual breathes into a measurement ...

Breathing correctly is a skill — and learning to control it can improve your health, mood and well-being. Here are a few simple exercises to help you get started.

She then told me I have COPD, on the basis of that test alone. She asked if I had ever smoked or been exposed to secondhand smoke. That was her only question — coughing or shortness of breath ...

— O.P. Dear O.P.: The test your doctor performed is called office spirometry, and it is useful for monitoring known pulmonary diseases, especially COPD and asthma.