Athletes often experience lower airway dysfunction, such as asthma and exercise‐induced
bronchoconstriction (EIB), which affects more than half the athletes in some sports, not least …

Objective To evaluate the impact of telling patients their estimated spirometric lung age as
an incentive to quit smoking. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Five general …

Previous studies have reported that miners (and other workers) exposed to high levels of
diesel engine exhaust (DEE) have an increased risk of lung function decline. The main …

Rationale: In 2014, the Hazelwood open-cut coal mine in southeastern Australia burned for
6 weeks, exposing nearby residents to high concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2 …

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of asthma is based on clinical symptoms, physical
examination and pulmonary function tests, and can be very challenging. Most patients with …

Derecruitment of air spaces in the lung occurs when airways close during exhalation and is
related to ventilation heterogeneity and symptoms in asthma. The forced oscillation …

Objective In 2014, a fire at an open cut coal mine in South-eastern Australia burned for
about 6 weeks. Residents of the adjacent town were exposed to high levels of fine …

Background: The recommended delivery mode for bronchodilators in bronchodilator
responsiveness (BDR) testing remains controversial. Objective: To compare the efficacy of …

BACKGROUND: Onset of bronchodilation of budesonide/formoterol in one pressurized
metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) has not been evaluated in asthma. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate …

Background Spirometry forms the foundation investigation for the diagnosis and monitoring
of common pulmonary conditions. However, potential variation in spirometry interpretation …