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  2. Airway obstruction - Wikipedia

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    The image shows how spirometry is done. The patient takes a deep breath and blows as hard as possible into a connected tube. The spirometer measures the amount of air breathed out and how fast. Spirometry is the gold standard for diagnosing lower airway obstruction. It measures the FEV1/FVC ratio. A decreased ratio indicates obstruction. [12]

  3. Pulmonary function testing - Wikipedia

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    Spirometry. Spirometry includes tests of pulmonary mechanics – measurements of FVC, FEV 1, FEF values, forced inspiratory flow rates (FIFs), and MVV. Measuring pulmonary mechanics assesses the ability of the lungs to move huge volumes of air quickly through the airways to identify airway obstruction. [citation needed]

  4. Restrictive lung disease - Wikipedia

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    This can lead to parts of the lung having a honeycomb-like appearance. The extrinsic causes result in lung restriction, impaired ventilatory function, and even respiratory failure due to the diseases that effect the lungs ability to create a change in lung volumes during respiration due to the diseases of the systems stated above. [3]

  5. Spirometry - Wikipedia

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    Spirometry (meaning the measuring of breath) is the most common of the pulmonary function tests (PFTs). It measures lung function, specifically the amount (volume) and/or speed (flow) of air that can be inhaled and exhaled.

  6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Wikipedia

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    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production and/or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...

  7. Should You Use Ice or Heat for Your Back Pain? - AOL

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    Cold therapies work for pain by decreasing the acute inflammatory response, says Bestin Kuriakose, D.O., specialist in interventional spine and pain management with New York Spine Institute ...

  8. Post bronchodilator test - Wikipedia

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    The post bronchodilator test (Post BD), also commonly referred to as a reversibility test, is a test that utilizes spirometry to assess possible reversibility of bronchoconstriction in diseases such as asthma.

  9. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Around the time he graduated from the University of Kentucky, the knee pain returned, and he developed an addiction to pain medications. Patrick’s habit built steadily and in secret. He needed a Percocet just to get out the door. After a statewide and federal crackdown on pain pills made them too expensive, he switched to heroin.