Podcasts about Spirometry

MaryLuz Fuentes, MD, a former clinician and double-lung transplant survivor will typically say this to other IPF patients: "We patients may be short of breath, but not short of hope." On this episode with host Patti Tripathi, Dr. Fuentes talks about what led up to her double-lung transplant three years ago and what's in store for her at the ATS 2025 International Conference in May. 

As part of the February issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Associate Editor Dave Singh about pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry in COPD.

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Join Drs. Wanda Phipatanakul and Theresa Guilbert as they discuss the importance of routine lung function assessment in pediatric asthma patients. ADVENT is a medical education non-promotional resource for healthcare professionals organized by Sanofi and Regeneron. Learn more at ADVENTprogram.com. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. Disclaimer:  This program is non-promotional and is sponsored by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The speakers are being compensated and/or receiving an honorarium from Sanofi and Regeneron in connection with this program The content contained in this program was jointly developed by the speakers and Sanofi and Regeneron and is not eligible for continuing medical education (CME) credits Speaker disclosures: Theresa Guilbert, MD, reports grants from GSK, grants from NIH, grants and consult fees from Sanofi/Regeneron/Amgen, grants and consult fees from AstraZeneca, consult fees from Genentech, consult fees from Polarean, grants and consult fees from OM Pharma, consult fees from AiCME, consult fees from Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA), consult fees from PlatformQ health, royalties from UpToDate.  Wanda Phipatanakul MD, MS, consults for Genentech, Novartis, Sanofi, Regeneron, GSK, AstraZeneca. © 2024 Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. All Rights Reserved. MAT-GLB-2401186 - 1.0  - 08/2024 MAT-US-2408147 v1.0 - P Exp Date: 08/14/2026

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Karen Frankland, Lead Nurse for Education and Support, FeNO by NIOX NIOX has been at the forefront of FeNO testing for 25 years, and this year, Vitalograph is marking 60 years in respiratory diagnostics expertise. During these 60 years, Vitalograph has become synonymous with spirometry; and as an organization, it is continually looking at how it can enable better patient outcomes, with accurate, reliable data, through a range of diagnostic solutions. On today's conversation, we are exploring Spirometry and FeNO testing. Specifically, how these tests provide physicians with a variety of data to inform asthma care pathways for patients. Karen Frankland is a primary care respiratory nurse specialist and qualified teacher with a wide range of experience within the N.H.S., occupational health, research, the pharmaceutical industry, and education. I have been involved in education, which is my passion! for approximately 20 years. Her current role is as Lead Nurse for Education and Clinical Support for The NIOX Group where I am responsible for the design and delivery of masterclass educational events on the topic of asthma and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Testing (FeNO). She also works with several other organizations and training providers, delivering training for a range of health care professionals. Topics include asthma, COPD, spirometry and FeNO. Organizations include M&K Update, Primary Care Respiratory Training Centre plus a few pharmaceutical companies.

On the June episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors explore two manuscripts from the June issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, with authors from the US and Denmark.   First, hear from senior author Steven R. Hays, MD, on his team's study “Design and implementation of a digital health home spirometry intervention for remote monitoring of lung transplant function,” which explores digital health and comes out of UCSF. In the study, the authors developed an automated digital health intervention using Bluetooth-enabled home spirometers to monitor for complications after lung transplantation. Using a chat-based application, patients could perform home spirometry, answer symptom queries, and receive patient education. The program could also alert both the patient and center providers to substantial decreases in FEV1 from baseline—and any other concerning symptoms.   Dr. Hays and Digital Media Editors Erika Lease, MD, and Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD, discuss how COVID-19 created a serendipitous moment to fund the study, and some of the most valuable lessons from the rollout of the program, including creating efficiencies among the transplant team, proper resourcing, and next steps for perfecting the program.   Next, the editors welcome first author Niels Moeslund, MD, PhD, from Aarhus University in Denmark, to discuss the paper, “Ex-situ oxygenated hypothermic machine perfusion in donation after circulatory death heart transplantation following either direct procurement or in-situ normothermic regional perfusion.” In the study, authors set out to explore the use of oxygenated hypothermic machine perfusion as an alternative to in-situ normothermic regional perfusion or ex-situ normothermic machine perfusion of DCD hearts. They used a porcine model to simulate a DCD setting, and performed either normothermic regional perfusion and static cold storage; normothermic regional perfusion with hypothermic machine perfusion with the XVIVO heart preservation system; or direct procurement with hypothermic machine perfusion—all before heart transplantation was performed.   Digital Media Editor David Schibilsky, MD, digs in with Dr. Moeslund on the main findings of the study, in which HMP hearts showed better contractility after transplantation despite significantly lower inotropic support. Why? Dr. Moeslund shares that the hypothermia of HMP keeps metabolic activity low while myocytes are being replenished, creating maximum potential for energy restoration.   Follow along at www.jhltonline.org/current, or, if you're an ISHLT member, log in at ishlt.org/journal-of-heart-lung-transplantation.  Don't already get the Journal and want to read along? Join the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation at www.ishlt.org for a free subscription, or subscribe today at www.jhltonline.org.

Featured Guest: Bill Pruitt, RRT, CPFT, AE-C Senior Instructor emeritus and former Director of Clinical Education in the department of Cardiorespiratory Sciences, College of Allied Health Science, University of South Alabama in Mobile AL (retired). Credentials include Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT), and Certified Asthma Educator (AE-C). Fellow in the American Association for Respiratory Care (FAARC) 2012. Employed in respiratory care since 1980 and has experience in many aspects of the profession including staff therapist, home care therapist, clinical specialist, department manager, and department director, researcher, and educator. Has had numerous articles published in healthcare magazines/journals for respiratory therapy, nursing, sleep medicine, and physical therapy. Serves on the editorial advisory boards for two national allied health publications (Nursing Journal and RT for Decision Makers in Respiratory Care) and has been invited to speak at many state, regional and national conferences. Service includes member of the AARC House of Delegates; BOD member - Alabama Society for Respiratory Care (ASRC), Association of Asthma Educators (AAE), National Asthma Educator Certification Board. State and national offices held include: Treasurer - AAE, President - ASRC (2003), AAE (2016). We want to bring you the most relevant podcast, to do that we need your feedback. Please take our 5-to 7 minute survey, so that we can provide you an even better Podcast experience. Survey Link-https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/qeVnHmK/PodcastSurvey   

In this Healthed webcast,  respiratory physician, Dr Andrew Scroop outlines the key factors involved in getting the most out of spirometry. He will also detail the potential usefulness of spirometry in primary care, not only in diagnosis but also in management, monitoring and even prognosis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steps to patient education for incentive spirometry, indications, process

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™   CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-295   Overview: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is typically diagnosed based on spirometry findings, but what if that finding isn't what you expect? Spirometry measurements are compared to standard values for age, sex, and race. The use of race-based equations has been questioned in several clinical situations, and researchers are now raising similar concerns about the use of race-based equations in spirometry, which may lead to health inequities. Join us for an important discussion on how to overcome these potential disparities in diagnosing COPD.   Episode resource links: Liu GY, Khan SS, Colangelo LA, et al. Comparing Racial Differences in Emphysema Prevalence Among Adults With Normal Spirometry: A Secondary Data Analysis of the CARDIA Lung Study [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jul 19]. Ann Intern Med. 2022;10.7326/M22-0205.   Guest: Alan Ehrlich MD, FAAFP   Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™   CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-295   Overview: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is typically diagnosed based on spirometry findings, but what if that finding isn't what you expect? Spirometry measurements are compared to standard values for age, sex, and race. The use of race-based equations has been questioned in several clinical situations, and researchers are now raising similar concerns about the use of race-based equations in spirometry, which may lead to health inequities. Join us for an important discussion on how to overcome these potential disparities in diagnosing COPD.   Episode resource links: Liu GY, Khan SS, Colangelo LA, et al. Comparing Racial Differences in Emphysema Prevalence Among Adults With Normal Spirometry: A Secondary Data Analysis of the CARDIA Lung Study [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jul 19]. Ann Intern Med. 2022;10.7326/M22-0205.   Guest: Alan Ehrlich MD, FAAFP   Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Lexman and Po-Shen Loh chat about killocks, gritters, spirometry, and lipoma.

Drs. Make and Kalhan share their insights on ATS 2022 topics, such as the utility of CT scans versus spirometry in diagnosing COPD and predicting exacerbations, underdiagnosis, and health inequities in minority communities. They will also discuss using symptoms and risk factors versus spirometry in diagnosis, home pulmonary rehab, and the role of wearable technologies.

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the June 2022 issue of DTB. They discuss the impact that the cessation of spirometry services in primary care has had on diagnosing obstructive lung disease (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/60/6/82). They highlight two separate patient safety incident reports from the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch - confusion over the prescribed dose of oral morphine solution and the harm caused by a standard therapeutic dose of paracetamol in a frail older person (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/60/6/84). The editors also talk about an article on serotonin syndrome (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/60/6/88). Please subscribe to the DTB podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your mobile device and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review or a comment on the DTB Podcast iTunes podcast page (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dtb-podcast/id307773309). Thank you for listening. Read the June issue: https://dtb.bmj.com/content/60/6

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Spirometry is mandatory in making a diagnosis of COPD Do not commence all patients with dyspnoea on asthma medications as it is a poor choice for COPD Help all patients to stop smoking The choice of inhale device depends on whether the patient can and will use if they prefer a daily of BD dose and if you consider if the patient requires a LAMA/LABA Symptoms of asthma and raised blood eosinophil counts may prompt the addition of an ICS Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 38 mins Guest: Prof Hubertus Jersmann, Respiratory and Sleep Physician, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Alice Springs Hospital and Burnside War Memorial Hospital; Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This video podcast presents an approach to spirometry in children. In this episode, listeners will learn to read and interpret a spirometry report with respect to obstructive and restrictive lung disease. This episode was developed by Dr. Rafiaa Valji, a pediatric respirologist at the University of Manitoba, in collaboration with Dr. Tamizan Kherani, a pediatric respirologist at the University of Alberta.

This video podcast presents an approach to spirometry in children. In this episode, listeners will learn to read and interpret a spirometry report with respect to obstructive and restrictive lung disease. This episode was developed by Dr. Rafiaa Valji, a pediatric respirologist at the University of Manitoba, in collaboration with Dr. Tamizan Kherani, a pediatric respirologist at the University of Alberta.

Editor's Summary by Mary McDermott, MD, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the December 14, 2021, issue.

In this second of 2 podcasts, Tish Haight, ACNP, CCRN, BC, and January-Jill Ogoy, DHSc, MPA, PA-C, provide clinical perspective on selected practice changing abstracts, covering a variety of topics from the CHEST 2021 Annual Meeting. Topics covered in this podcast include a chronic cough treatment in the pipeline, inhaled corticosteroid use and COVID-19 outcomes, and paradoxical bronchospasm with short-acting beta 2-agonists.. This activity is available for CE/CME credit. Claim your credit at pce.is/CHEST.Contributors:Tish Haight, ACNP, CCRN, BCPulmonary, Critical CareLung Associates of SarasotaSarasota, FLMs. Haight has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.January-Jill Ogoy, DHSc, MPA, PA-CAPC, Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineVirginia Mason Franciscan HealthTacoma, WADr. Ogoy has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Providers need tools and other support to operate successfully in these new models.  Diagnostics including imaging can help providers compress the time in accessing care and determining a diagnosis.  Alex Dresner, Co-founder and CEO of Imagen.  Alex and the team at Imagen are rethinking how imaging and other diagnostics can reshape healthcare by improving access to and the quality of care, among other things.  Show Notes:  Books:  The Wright Brothers by David McCullough.  Podcasts: B-Time, Venrock' Running through Walls and Andressen-Horworitz's a16z podcast.  

Date: March 17th, 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Emil Ejersbo Iversen is an emergency medicine resident at the University Hospital of Zealand, Denmark. He currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Danish Society for Emergency Medicine and Chair of the Young Doctors in Emergency Medicine in Denmark. He has a passion for FOAMed and is the creator of the […]

In this episode of Nursing Australia, hosted by Karen Cook, we hear:The latest Nursing Australia news (01:39) Nursing degree fees have been reduced, APNA's Workforce Survey has opened and new guidelines for spirometry testing have been released.  Melissa's story: the joys of working in aged care (06:22) Whilst aged care has attracted negative headlines this year, many nurses find it incredibly rewarding. Hear from APNA Board Member, Melissa Cromarty, as she shares another side to aged care. Catch Melissa's full interview with ABC Radio Brisbane here: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/brisbane/programs/drive/aged-care-nurse/12833784 Q&A: The importance of scheduled vaccines and catch-up programs (11:01) In this segment, you will learn why scheduled vaccinations and catch-up programs are so important, especially in the aftermath of a global pandemic.   Health care professionals can listen to the extended version here: https://apna.asn.au/hub/scheduled-vaccines-and-catch-up-programs Additional resourceshttps://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/immunisation/health-professionals/catch-up-immunisationshttps://mvec.mcri.edu.au/immunisation-references/catch-up-immunisations/https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/why-is-the-national-immunisation-program-schedule-the-way-it-is-fact-sheethttps://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/catch-up-calculator/calculatorhttps://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/national-immunisation-programhttp://talkingaboutimmunisation.org.au/APNA Highlight: Student Nurse Placement program (21:36) Due to COVID-19, many student nurses have been at risk of not graduating, as ongoing restrictions have made it difficult for mandatory clinical placement hours to be completed. In response, APNA partnered with Monash University and developed the Student Nurse Placement Pilot Project. Learn more about this program as APNA Founder, Sam Moses, interviews one of the amazing Nurse Supervisors. If you're an Australian based registered nurse or nurse practitioner and would like to host a student nurse for a three-week placement, please email sam.moses@apna.asn.au.Nurse wellness with Dr Avi (32:20) Because wellness is multifaceted, it can be hard to identify which aspects of life are affecting us the most. This short self-care exercise will help you understand all the domains of life and identify the areas to hone in on. The self leadership scan is part of Dr Avi's Self Leadership Experience program. He developed the program to help nurses become more successful in their work and life, especially in this ‘new normal' we find ourselves in. Find out more here: selfleadershipfornurses.com

As many as 20% of patients with asthma may not be achieving adequate control of their symptoms, even after they have maximized inhaled corticosteroids and their long-acting beta 2 agonist. If left uncontrolled, patients are at increased risk for serious exacerbations that can lead to ED visits and extended hospitalizations. In this podcast, Corinne Young, FNP-C, president of the Association of Pulmonary Advanced Practice Providers, talks with her colleague Ann Hefel, FNP, an allergy and asthma specialist from Children’s Hospital Colorado about reasons for poor asthma control and how to conduct an effective patient workup to identify the potential causes. This episode is available for CE/CME credits for NPs and PAs.

Primary care practitioners play a major role in the management of asthma, providing diagnosis, patient education, and management plans. But when the asthma remains uncontrolled, management can be challenging. On this podcast, Corinne Young FNP-C, president of the Association of Pulmonary Advanced Practice Providers speaks with asthma expert Ann Hefel, FNP-C of Children's Hospital Colorado about what clinicians have in their therapeutic toolbox to help patients with moderate to severe disease whose asthma remains uncontrolled despite adequate therapy. This activity is available for CE/CME credit.

Samir Gupta, MD, and Donald W. Cockcroft, MD, join CHEST Podcast Moderator, Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss the performance characteristics of spirometry with bronchodilator response testing and methacholine challenge testing in a large real-world cohort of patients with asthma. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.03.052

'When you press the button, you're actually making the idea of race and racial difference' Lundy Braun discusses how racism is literally built into the spirometer.

IntroDawn Patterson, ERT Director of Respiratory Solutions, is joined by Kevin McCarthy, ERT Clinical Overread Specialist and member of the ATS/ERS 2019 Spirometry Update Task Force. They’ll explore the implications of the October 2019 ATS/ERS update to their pulmonary function testing guidance. ERT was the only data and technology vendor involved in the update.What are the ATS/ERS guidelines?These guidelines represent what can be considered as worldwide standards that ensure the quality of pulmonary function measurements. This type of measurement is somewhat unique in that it requires a high degree of patient understanding and cooperation.When were the ATS/ERS guidelines last updated?Spirometry standards were first published 40 years ago, and updated approximately every 10-15 years since. The last time they were updated prior to 2019 was 2005.How did you get involved in the task force that was responsible for updating the guidelines?I was approached by the ATS/ERS to participate on a committee to develop an accreditation for pulmonary function laboratories. While working on that project, I was asked if I’d be interested in participating on the update task force.How is this guidance used in clinical research?Typically, ATS/ERS guidelines are incorporated in testing protocol for clinical trials. This is important in guaranteeing comparability of tests obtained from multiple global testing sites. In the 2019 guidelines, it’s specified that these standards represent the minimum criteria that must be met for clinical spirometry only - not necessarily for research or occupational surveillance. In clinical trials, sometimes the bar should be set higher.What are the most important changes in the new spirometry guidelines?One of the most important changes involves the recognition that the forced exhalation could be performed perfectly but still give erroneously low results. The new standards emphasize the need to look at the subject for feedback, and gives detailed guidance to site operators on how to vigorously coach patients to full inflation.The new standards also stipulate that the procedure does not end with the forced exhalation. At the end of the forced exhalation, the subject is again vigorously coached to full inflation, allowing for a comparison to the FVC that allows operators to verify the forced exhalation started from full inflation.In recognition that pediatric patients and patients with interstitial lung disease had difficulty in meeting end-of-test acceptability criteria, these acceptability criteria were redefined in a manner that accommodates the lung physiology of these groups.Finally, the updated standards provide a new letter grading standard for acceptability based on the two main forced spirometry parameters. In the old standards, if an effort failed to meet the start of test criteria, the effort was considered to be unusable for reporting. In the new standards, an effort that is unusable for FEV1 may be acceptable for FVC and vice versa.Are there any minor changes to the guidance that people need to look out for?This document makes recommendations to the manufacturers about features that they should provide for the users of their testing equipment. One of the recommendations made was that the manufacturers provide standard lists of operator comments. These lists allow the operator to quickly select a comment from a list (in addition to adding free text) to provide insight and context about quality issues for study teams or physicians.How will this new guidance impact sites and patients in respiratory clinical trials?This new update of the spirometry standards will likely reduce the number of times a patient will have to perform the forced expiratory maneuver to achieve acceptability, improve data repeatability and improve data quality by verifying all efforts start from full inflation. This should result in a big win for sponsors, especially in studies involving pediatric patients and patients with interstitial lung disease.Final thoughts:There was an increased recognition of the importance of the operator administering the test in getting quality results. Operator training and the attainment and maintenance of competency must be integrated in any spirometry testing service.    

Featured Guest: Susan Blonshine Susan is President and CEO of TechEd Consultants. Susan is one of the country's leading authorities on respiratory therapy, and, specifically, pulmonary function testing.  Today we are going to discuss the NIOSH Spirometry Training Course that TechED Consultants provide.   https://www.techedconsultants.com/meet-the-team 

Andreas Horner, MD, and Leonardo M. Fabbri, MD, FCCP, join CHEST Podcast Editor, Dominique J. Pepper MD, MBChB, MHSc, to discuss overdiagnosis of COPD in patients with unobstructed spirometry.

In this episode I cover Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).If you want to follow along with written notes on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease go to https://zerotofinals.com/copd or find the respiratory section in the Zero to Finals medicine book.This episode covers the pathophysiology, triggers, presentation, diagnosis and management of COPD. We also discuss acute exacerbations of COPD. The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.

In this episode I cover lung function tests, spirometry and peak flow assessment.If you want to follow along with written notes on lung function tests go to https://zerotofinals.com/lungfunctiontests or find the respiratory section in the Zero to Finals medicine book.This episode covers the obstructive and restrictive lung disease, spirometry FEV1, FVC, FEV1:FVC ratio, peak flow and the findings that you would find in various conditions.The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.

Today on MedNet21, we're going to discuss Pulmonary Function Tests and Office Spirometry.

In this episode, I finished covering the basic pulmonary physiology topics. I discussed oxygen carrying capacity, oxyhemoglobin dynamics, diffusion, diffusion vs. perfusion-limited gases, pulmonary function testing, obstructive lung diseases, and more. Enjoy!The Med School Phys podcast discusses topics in human physiology. Our primary aim is to help medical students learn/review high yield material for their classes and board exams. Hopefully listeners find that this alternative audio-based learning format works for them. This podcast is intended to be educational and all the information shared herein is publicly available through the internet. Med School Phys is an independent project and currently shares no affiliation with other organizations, companies, or academic institutions.-You can email me questions or constructive feedback at medschoolphys@gmail.com -Check out my book, Read This Before Medical School: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YCXZM3X/ref=docs-os-doi_0 -Episode transcriptions can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12QQSFho-ThIIeZuulsblGSnnNL8oJ7ag?usp=sharingDISCLAIMER: All information, content, and materials published by the Med School Phys podcast are for informational purposes only and are NOT intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a qualified healthcare provider. Please consult your healthcare provider regarding personal medical decisions.

In this episode, I finished covering the basic pulmonary physiology topics. I discussed oxygen carrying capacity, oxyhemoglobin dynamics, diffusion, diffusion vs. perfusion-limited gases, pulmonary function testing, obstructive lung diseases, and more. Enjoy!The Med School Phys podcast discusses topics in human physiology. Our primary aim is to help medical students learn/review high yield material for their classes and board exams. Hopefully listeners find that this alternative audio-based learning format works for them. This podcast is intended to be educational and all the information shared herein is publicly available through the internet. Med School Phys is an independent project and currently shares no affiliation with other organizations, companies, or academic institutions.You can email me questions or constructive feedback at medschoolphys@gmail.comYou can share a link to our episodes via Spreaker or encourage others to listen on their podcasting app of choice: https://www.spreaker.com/user/medschoolphysFind our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXEEgC1JZysYsKy9NRYisEQEpisode transcriptions can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12QQSFho-ThIIeZuulsblGSnnNL8oJ7ag?usp=sharingDISCLAIMER: All information, content, and materials published by the Med School Phys podcast are for informational purposes only and are NOT intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a qualified healthcare provider. Please consult your healthcare provider regarding personal medical decisions.

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 115 - Cystic Fibrosis And Home Spirometry by Jerry Cahill

In this episode, I covered some of the basics of pulmonary physiology like lung anatomy, physiology of respiration, breathing control mechanisms, ventilation-perfusion matching, shunts, and more. Enjoy!The Med School Phys podcast discusses topics in human physiology. Our primary aim is to help medical students learn/review high yield material for their classes and board exams. Hopefully listeners find that this alternative audio-based learning format works for them. This podcast is intended to be educational and all the information shared herein is publicly available through the internet. Med School Phys is an independent project and currently shares no affiliation with other organizations, companies, or academic institutions.-You can email me questions or constructive feedback at medschoolphys@gmail.com -Check out my book, Read This Before Medical School: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YCXZM3X/ref=docs-os-doi_0 -Episode transcriptions can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12QQSFho-ThIIeZuulsblGSnnNL8oJ7ag?usp=sharingDISCLAIMER: All information, content, and materials published by the Med School Phys podcast are for informational purposes only and are NOT intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a qualified healthcare provider. Please consult your healthcare provider regarding personal medical decisions.

In this episode, I covered some of the basics of pulmonary physiology like lung anatomy, physiology of respiration, breathing control mechanisms, ventilation-perfusion matching, shunts, and more. Enjoy!The Med School Phys podcast discusses topics in human physiology. Our primary aim is to help medical students learn/review high yield material for their classes and board exams. Hopefully listeners find that this alternative audio-based learning format works for them. This podcast is intended to be educational and all the information shared herein is publicly available through the internet. Med School Phys is an independent project and currently shares no affiliation with other organizations, companies, or academic institutions.You can email me questions or constructive feedback at medschoolphys@gmail.comYou can share a link to our episodes via Spreaker or encourage others to listen on their podcasting app of choice: https://www.spreaker.com/user/medschoolphysFind our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXEEgC1JZysYsKy9NRYisEQEpisode transcriptions can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12QQSFho-ThIIeZuulsblGSnnNL8oJ7ag?usp=sharingDISCLAIMER: All information, content, and materials published by the Med School Phys podcast are for informational purposes only and are NOT intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a qualified healthcare provider. Please consult your healthcare provider regarding personal medical decisions.

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Take a deep breath and tune in to this week’s episode full of COPD diagnosis and management pearls, with expert Dr. Denitza Blagev, a pulmonologist, intensivist, and Medical Director for Quality, Speciality Care at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah with a particular interest in physician wellness and issues related to women in medicine. We cover: history taking, interpreting PFTs, patient counseling, inhalers and medications, exacerbations, antibiotics, steroids, and who needs BIPAP...so basically everything you ever wanted to know about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Take our self assessment here. Sponsored by @nephmadness. Registration opens March 15th at AJKDblog.org Written and produced by: Leah Witt, MD, Cyrus Askin, MD. Edited by Matthew Watto, MD Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. Time Stamps 00:00 NephMadness announcement 01:10 Disclaimer 01:45 Intro 03:50 Guest bio 05:03 One liner; What advice would you give our younger self?; Should I do a fellowship?; Book recommendations 10:30 Picks of the week 15:50 Case of COPD from Kashlak Memorial 16:55 Initial approach to a potential case of COPD 18:34 Misdiagnosis of COPD 20:10 Classic spirometry in COPD and GOLD 0 21:30 Diagnosis of emphysema 23:18 Diagnosis of chronic bronchitis 24:54 Counseling the patient with a new diagnosis of COPD 27:00 Spirometry 28:45 How to read PFTs 33:29 How to order PFTs and get what you want 36:00 Why does pre- and post-bronchodilator response matter? 38:45 Asthma COPD overlap syndrome 40:13 Staging of COPD, does it matter? 42:50 Prognosis in COPD 45:00 Therapies with mortality benefit 48:29 Therapies to improve symptoms and prevent exacerbations 52:00 Azithromycin as chronic therapy 53:00 Counseling patients on therapy 55:00 Short acting inhalers in COPD 56:20 Treatment of COPD exacerbations 59:18 Antibiotics, who needs them in exacerbation 61:52 Nebulized inhaled steroids 63:18 Duration of antibiotics and steroids during an exacerbation 66:30 Who needs BIPAP chronically? 69:22 Who needs BIPAP during an exacerbation? 71:33 How often should PFTs be repeated? 73:00 When should we suspect PE in COPD exacerbation? 74:25 Which labs should be check in the initial COPD workup? 76:46 Take home points Tags: copd, chronic, pulmonary, disease, asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, inhaler, nebulizer, steroids, embolism, exacerbation, bipap, cpap, antibiotics, azithromycin, doxycycline, mortality, oxygen, spirometry, dlco, fev1, fvc, pfts, #nephmadness, assistant, care, doctor, education, family, foam, foamed, health, hospitalist, hospital, internal, internist, meded, medical, medicine, nurse, practitioner, professional, primary, physician, resident, student

This episode features Dr. Christopher Fanta, discussing the role of spirometry in the diagnosis of asthma; and Dr. James O’Dell, discussing baricitinib, a promising oral agent for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Helen Hollingsworth hosts.

During this week`s podcast, Dr. Dimitre huffs and puffs about the importance of Spirometry in Primary Care. He briefly reviews lung physiology and then goes through a simple and intuitive method for interpreting spirometry results. Dr. Wahid drops by to talk about our new app we made to help Residents with their Certification Examination in […] The post Episode 33: Spirometry Interpretation appeared first on Primary Medicine Podcast.

If you were perfectly oxygenated, you would look like you were 21 for the rest of your life. If you want to look young, live long, and be healthy, then breathe deep! In this episode, we'll talk about: --How deeply you breathe is a key indicator of your biological (not chronological) age and is a more important indicator of a person's longevity than even genetics or any other lifestyle habit. --The Spirometry test that reveals your lung function. --How Oxygenation affects Cancer. And why Anemia (which cuts down on your Oxygenation) decreases a Cancer patient's chance of survival. --Why Anemia IS a big deal and how Dr. Prather has a stricter standard for Anemia than the traditional medical model. (Plus, those at greatest risk for Anemia: Pregnant women, young girls just starting their periods, and elderly people.) --How children (especially young girls) diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder are often Anemic, which duplicates symptoms of ADD. --How Oxygenation affects Cardiovascular Disease, and how the Heart has the biggest demand for Oxygen of any organ in the body. --The aerobic exercise machine (External Counterpulsation Therapy or ECP) Dr. Prather uses to increase oxygen to the Heart for his patients. And how it duplicates five years of marathon training for the Heart in just seven weeks! --Why snoring (and sleep apnea) is an indicator that you are low on Oxygen. And how increasing your body's Oxygenation can solve your snoring problem by getting to the root cause instead of just treating the symptoms with a CPAP machine. --The lab tests Dr. Prather uses to reveal a patient's Oxygenation levels, including the Cardiassess test that measures the oxygenation of the heart. --The role of Oxygen in feeling and staying young. And why Dr. Prather says you are never too old to take advantage of the body's incredible ability to regenerate. www.TheVoiceOfHealthRadio.com

SPARX is a new cognitive behavioural therapy based computer game for young people with depression. Sally Merry, an associate professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Auckland, joins us to explain how it was created. Also this week Christine Jenkins, thoracic physician at Concord Hospital in Sydney, gives Mabel Chew a masterclass in spirometry.

Spirometry reference values are important for the interpretation of spirometry results. Reference values should be updated regularly, derived from a population as similar to the population for which they are to be used and span across all ages. Such spirometry reference equations are currently lacking for central European populations. To develop spirometry reference equations for central European populations between 8 and 90 years of age. We used data collected between January 1993 and December 2010 from a central European population. The data was modelled using "Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale and Shape" (GAMLSS). The spirometry reference equations were derived from 118'891 individuals consisting of 60'624 (51%) females and 58'267 (49%) males. Altogether, there were 18'211 (15.3%) children under the age of 18 years. We developed spirometry reference equations for a central European population between 8 and 90 years of age that can be implemented in a wide range of clinical settings.

eCystic Fibrosis Review: Featured Cases: Exacerbation Therapies

Discussion of COPD in non-smoking populations.

Featured Cases: Exacerbation Therapies