Primary care spirometry services can be provided by trained primary care staff, peripatetic
specialist services, or through referral to hospital-based or laboratory spirometry. The first of …

Abstract Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) clinical guidelines for asthma and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) specify that spirometry should be used to diagnose …

Spirometry testing plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of COPD and
asthma in the primary care setting. Verifying the accuracy of the spirometer, using accurate …

Objective To determine the quality of spirometry performed in primary care practice and to
assess the impact of formal training. Design Randomized, controlled prospective …

Background Provision of spirometry for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a
new requirement in primary care. Effective spirometry requires that tests and interpretations …

Primary care spirometry is a uniquely valuable tool in the evaluation of patients with
respiratory symptoms, allowing the general practitioner to diagnose or exclude chronic …

Rationale: Spirometry is necessary for the optimal management of patients with respiratory
disease. The quality of spirometry performed in the primary care setting has been …

BACKGROUND: The importance of office spirometry has been strongly advocated in the
pulmonary community, but whether its importance is recognized and accepted by primary …

Background Spirometry is recommended for diagnosis and management of obstructive lung
disease. While many patients with asthma and COPD are cared for by primary care …

Educational aims To give an overview of what spirometry is, how to perform it and how to
interpret it. To discuss the quality criteria to produce acceptable and reproducible results. To …