Men and women with emphysema benefit from endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR), but women may have better symptom response and QoL.

OBJECTIVE: To compare TLC and RV values obtained by the single-breath helium dilution (SBHD) method with those obtained by whole-body plethysmography (WBP) in patients with normal lung function, ...

Abstract: Pain is often mismanaged due to incorrect assessment of pain level. Currently, pain is evaluated with subjective methods only, such as pain questionnaires. It may lead to erroneous ...

The body plethysmography is a very sensitive lung measurement used to detect complex or mixed lung pathology that might be missed with conventional pulmonary function tests. The body box makes it easy ...

The measurement of lung volumes and resistance through the body plethismography technique is widely considered the Gold Standard and it has become a necessity for any high-level laboratory of ...

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A uric acid test measures the amount of uric acid in your blood or urine to detect hyperuricemia. A uric acid test can help diagnose gout and determine if uric acid is the cause of your kidney stones.