Top 5 Spirometry Tips for COPD Diagnosis and Management
Here are five valuable tips to achieve reliable, accurate results when performing spirometry tests to diagnose or manage COPD.
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Werfen Launches GEMweb Live Real-time Diagnostics Dashboard
Werfen has released GEMweb Live, a real-time onscreen viewer of diagnostic test results for cardiac surgical procedures.
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Circassia Expanding FeNO Asthma Testing into Primary Care
Asthma FeNO testing will be available in more US primary care settings as the result of a new national distribution model for Circassia Inc's NIOX Vero FeNO testing device.
ATS/ERS PFT Standards Updated
The ATS and ERS have updated their pulmonary function tests technical standard series to address the uncertainty around the interpretation of tests.
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Lung Ultrasound Programs and Their Role in Diagnosing and Managing Conditions
The MEDQOR Podcast Network is joined by RT Paul Nuccio to discuss lung imaging technology, specifically the use of lung ultrasound for identifying and managing lung diseases.
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Vitalograph Offers Free Filters to Restart Spirometry Safely in Clinics
To enable practitioners to resume testing in a safe and responsible manner, Vitalograph is offering a free trial pack of bacterial viral filters (BVF) to every clinic conducting spirometry tests.
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Peak Expiratory Flow Device Could Help Improve COPD Diagnoses
The global COPD burden could be significantly reduced in low and middle-income countries by assessing patients via questionnaire and peak expiratory flow device, according to an international study published in JAMA.
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Lumify Handheld Ultrasound Now Includes Hemodynamics
Royal Philips has expanded its ultrasound portfolio with advanced hemodynamic assessment and...
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Zephyrx and MIR to Jointly Market Remote Respiratory Monitoring Solution
Zephyrx LLC and MIR have entered into an exclusive partnership to jointly market the Zephryx Remote Respiratory Monitoring Solution.
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FDA Cautions Against Using Empowered Diagnostics COVID-19 Tests
The US FDA is warning people to stop using two Empowered Diagnostics COVID-19 tests because they are mislabeled as authorized by the FDA.
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Vitalograph Alpha Spirometer Now Available in the US
Vitalograph’s Alpha Spirometer is a lightweight, highly-portable, all-in-one desktop spirometer for accurate respiratory diagnosis of both adult and pediatric patients.
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No Significant Ethnicity-based Bias Using Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry
There was no clinically significant bias based on ethnicity for black and white volunteer subjects monitored with Masimo SET pulse oximetry and RD SET sensors, the company reports.
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Bronchoscopy: Diagnosis and Airway Clearance
Bronchoscopy plays a role in both diagnosis and treatment of lung disease and recent advances in the procedure have greatly enhanced the usefulness of the fiberoptic bronchoscope.
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FDA Clears GEM Hemochron 100 Whole Blood Hemostasis Testing System
Werfen has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its GEM Hemochron 100 whole blood hemostasis system, which will be commercialized in the US in early 2022.
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Acoustic Microbubbles Can Assess Blood Oxygen Levels
Acoustic tools can create microbubbles in the blood that are capable of changing in response to oxygen and signifying oxygen levels, according to a study presented at the 181st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.
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