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Implementing Feno Testing Protocol In A Pulmonary Clinic: A Dnp Project, Herbert "Allen" Nolan
Implementing Feno Testing Protocol In A Pulmonary Clinic: A Dnp Project, Herbert "Allen" Nolan
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Airway inflammation is a common condition seen in the pulmonary clinic and can be present in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, chronic cough and asthma chronic obstructive overlap syndrome. Utilization of fractional exhaled nitric oxide testing is a quick means of identifying airway inflammation in patients who visit the pulmonary clinic with the diagnoses listed above. Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide testing along with Asthma Control Testing were used in the pulmonary clinic to aid in the identification of airway inflammation along with traditional spirometry testing. The results reflected an increase in the identification of patients with airway inflammation …