Aug 22, 2023 | FeNO Test, News, Publication
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) has recently published a new technical standard on the measurement of nasal nitric oxide to improve the diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) in preschool age children. PCD is a rare genetic disorder that can lead to...
Jan 23, 2023 | FeNO Test, News, Publication
The question how to better predict future asthma exacerbations was recently studied by analysing alveloar NO parameters. In asthma diagnosis and monitoring, the fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) at a flow of 50 ml/s is standardized and routinely measured. It is...
Dec 7, 2021 | News, Publication, Uncategorized
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many lung function laboratories closed down or operated at half load only. The risk of transmitting SARS-CoV-2 from aerosols generated during the test was too high. As SARS-CoV-2 will continue to be around, new hygiene and...
Nov 5, 2021 | News, Publication
Volumetric capnography can reveal interesting physiological information on pulmonary gas exchange. Volumetric capnography parameters are calculated for all EXHALYZER®D multiple breath measurements using SPIROWARE® 3.3.x. A recent study in the Journal of Pediatrics by...
Jan 22, 2021 | FeNO Test, News, Publication
An interesting scientific article for winter season was recently published by Marieann Högman and colleagues from Sweden who performed an extended NO analysis in elite junior cross-country skiers before and after a maximum oxygen uptake (V̇O2-max) test using roller...
Jul 7, 2020 | Multiple Breath Washout Test, News
Denmark has recently introduced routine MBW testing on CF infants every three months and report on their experience from the first year in an article by Schmidt and colleagues from the CF centre at Copenhagen. Tests are performed using the wash-in/wash-out technique...
