Screening Spirometry in Military Personnel Correlates Poorly with Exercise Tolerance and Asthma History.

CONCLUSION: Spirometry should not be used to screen the military force for the presence of respiratory disorders. In those individuals with a history of asthma, in-depth testing should be performed to fully evaluate any non-specific findings identified during spirometry. PMID: 29590412 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research