The value of race and ethnicity in the interpretation of pulmonary function tests (PTFs) is being called into question, and data supporting this use are limited and unreliable, according to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulmonary function testing results can indicate obstructive patterns. Providers must properly coach patients ...

Paris, France: Artificial intelligence (AI) can be an invaluable aid to help lung doctors interpret respiratory symptoms accurately and make a correct diagnosis, according to new research presented ...

Pulmonary diagnostic tests are a series of tests which evaluate how well the lungs are performing. These tests may be performed to help diagnose disease, monitor disease progression or therapeutic ...

Using race-neutral rather than race and ethnicity-specific reference equations to interpret pulmonary function tests (PFTs) increased the number of Black individuals considered to have respiratory ...

ATS 2021, New York, NY - By removing "race correction" from the interpretation of pulmonary function test (PFT) results, Black individuals were shown to have a significantly higher prevalence and ...

For decades, clinical algorithms that were used to diagnose disease have included race as a variable. Over the past several years, growing recognition that this may lead to diagnoses being entirely ...

Rohan Khazanchi is a research affiliate at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and a resident in the Harvard Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program. Harleen Marwah, the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Full pulmonary function tests contribute useful diagnostic information for evaluating patients with ...

A study led by Hamilton researchers has found a new way to interpret blood test results in patients who are investigated for blood clots in their lungs, a condition known as pulmonary embolism. This ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be an invaluable aid to help lung doctors interpret respiratory symptoms accurately and make a correct diagnosis, according to new research. Artificial intelligence ...