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UTILITY OF SPIROMETRY IN ASSESSMENT OF UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTIONS: THE NEGLECTED PARAMETERS
Khyber Medical University Journal, 2023 Upper airway obstructions represent a huge burden to the health care system due to its high morbidity and cost to the economic systems. Therefore, it is important to understand the physiological parameters used in diagnosis and prognosis of these ...
Thamir Al-khlaiwi, Syed Shahid Habib
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Mechanism of reduced maximum expiratory flow in dogs with compensatory lung growth [PDF]
, 1986 We examined the mechanism of the reduced maximum expiratory flow rates (Vmax) in a dog model of postpneumonectomy compensatory lung growth. During forced expiration, a Pitot-static tube was used to locate the airway site of flow limitation, or choke ...
L. Oppenheimer +4 more
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Effect of obesity on pulmonary function test in adolescent boys
National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2020 Background: Obesity is an emerging problem, especially among adolescents due to their lifestyle changes related to the low level of physical activity and high-calorie diet.
Ranjana Shingne +2 more
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Effect of treatment onmaximal expiratory flow rates in tropical eosinophilia [PDF]
, 1993 Maximal expiratory flow rates such as peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), rates at 25%, 50% and 75% of vital capacity (VE max 25%, VE max 50%, VE max 75%) and forced expiratory flow during the middle half of forced vital capacity (FEF 25-75%) were ...
Sankaran, K +3 more
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Correcting standardized expiratory flows for prematurity in ex-preterm survivors—Is it necessary? [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of correcting for prematurity on standardized values for expiratory flow rates for participants from 5 years through to 70 years of age.
Cheong, JLY, Doyle, LW, Ranganathan, S
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BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background Respiratory muscle training (RMT) has various clinical benefits in older adults; however, the low adherence to training remains a challenging issue.
Sang Hun Kim +4 more
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Prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of exercise induced asthma in elite athletes [PDF]
, 2006 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.An acute asthmatic episode can occur following exercise and is termed exercise induced asthma (EIA).
Dickinson, John
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The Inhalation Characteristics of Patients When They Use Different Dry Powder Inhalers [PDF]
, 2015 Background: The characteristics of each inhalation maneuver when patients use dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are important, because they control the quality of the emitted dose.
Stephenson, John +6 more
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Pulmonary function studies in hyperthyroid females with goiter - before & after thyroid surgery [PDF]
International Journal of Biological and Medical Research, 2011 Objective Pulmonary function tests are measurements of Physical characteristics such as volume, compliance and also of performance. The aim of this study is to assess the pulmonary functions of female individuals awith goiter having increased thyroxine ...
G Sugapriya
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Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 2022 Purpose: Microwave ablation has become an alternative treatment for pulmonary ground-glass nodules (GGN) and is widely accepted by clinicians. However, its effect on lung function remains unknown.
Weida Wu MD +5 more
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