Long-distance training teaches proper technique for asthma test

Posted on June 12, 2012     General News

Virtual, long-distance training can teach primary care professionals the proper technique for performing a lung function test, a University of Washington-led study has shown. The breathing test, called spirometry, is important in accurately diagnosing asthma in patients over age 5, and also in seeing if a chosen treatment is appropriate.

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