Arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) is most often performed to evaluate respiratory diseases and other conditions that affect the lungs as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of oxygen therapy. An ABG ...

Peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) measurement was a feasible, noninvasive method for assessing nasal airflow obstruction in children with cystic fibrosis and correlated significantly with nasal ...

Over two decades ago, scientists discovered the mutation that causes cystic fibrosis (CF), the world’s most common hereditary lung disease. Now, a drug based on that finding is on the verge of finally ...

An easy-to-administer electrolyte test could offer new insight into response to treatment and disease progression for patients with cystic fibrosis. In a new study, researchers found that urine ...

Prior to prescribing Bronchitol, the Bronchitol Tolerance Test must be administered and performed under the supervision of a health care professional. Bronchitol ® (mannitol inhalation powder) is now ...

Researchers have developed a simple urine test to measure the severity of the serious disease cystic fibrosis and assess the effect of new treatments. Researchers have developed a simple urine test to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society highlighted subphenotypes of cystic fibrosis ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with cystic fibrosis and a height-for-age consistently above the 50th percentile had the highest ...

The advent of highly efficacious therapies against cystic fibrosis is a stunning achievement. Although short of a cure, the use of drugs to restore the function of the faulty protein that causes the ...

There are many new drugs to treat cystic fibrosis, but non-white patients are far less likely to receive the latest precision medicines, accord to a new study. These drugs were approved by the U.S.

Cystic fibrosis care is changing quickly — with better treatments, longer lives, and new tools like telehealth. This is pushing us to rethink what high quality, individualized care should look like.

Credit: Getty Images. Bronchitol is only indicated for use in adults who have passed the Bronchitol Tolerance Test. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bronchitol ® (mannitol; Chiesi ...