What Are Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are lung tests. They show how well your lungs work. They’re noninvasive, which means that the doctor doesn’t cut you or put ...

The use of exhaled breath analysis for screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of lung cancer is an interesting concept. This technology is in its infancy, but does have immense potential. Exhaled breath ...

Pneumonia is a common lung infection. The cause can be bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Pneumonia can be mild and only require a week of treatment before you can resume normal activities. It can also be ...

As with palpation, make sure your hands are warm before you begin percussion. Start at the back and check each side to compare the quality of the sensation. It is key to keep the wrist loose and the ...

As part of a comprehensive lung exam, a doctor may try to listen for various sounds by tapping your back and chest with their hand, which is a test called percussion. If the percussion produces a drum ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio The prevalence of head and neck squamous ...

In A Nutshell A handheld breath sensor read eight chemicals and flagged lung cancer risk in a 67-person study. Accuracy was 85.71% using the device alone and 92.86% when paired with GC–MS in analysis.

Even as a respiratory therapist, Leia Kennedy didn't know about a lung cancer screening exam that can find those cancers early. But she knows the toll it can take when it is found late, as it was with ...

NEW YORK’S LEADING politicians joined the Daily News yesterday in demanding that public health officials screen 40,000 Ground Zero workers for deadly lung diseases. The call for action came after The ...