COPD requires regular monitoring through tests like spirometry to assess the condition’s severity and aid in an individualized treatment plan. COPD is a progressive lung condition that makes breathing ...

Prepared by: G. Margaret Rourke, M.S., chief clinical chemist, and Lot B. Page, M.D., acting director, Chemical Laboratory; M. Althea King, chief technologist ...

Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...