To diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), doctors typically use spirometry to measure your lung function. They usually also perform other tests to monitor the damage to your lungs.

A nomogram model has been established for the prediction of mortality associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), based on a retrospective ... researchers ...

ANCA-positive patients were more likely to have vasculitis features (2 ... The lungs are also affected by eosinophilic infiltration, and 70% of patients have peripheral reticulonodular or ...

After two years of treatment, the patient continued to have mild dyspnea (modified Medical Research Council scale grade 1), to show normal kidney function, and to test negative for ANCA, and well as ...

Patients with PAH who experience low levels of oxygen may have a poor quality of life, and vital organs may be compromised if these levels are not corrected. 6 Oxygen therapy can help patients ...

Pulmonary care is caring for and treating the lungs and respiratory (or breathing) system. This can include many kinds of lung conditions, such as asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Pulmonary embolism can strike people at any age and any baseline health status. It is the second leading cause of sudden death in the United States and is responsible for over 250,000 ...

This group of disorders is known collectively as the ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV). In the eye, the manifestations of WG/GPA are variable, but can involve any ocular structure. Indeed ...