Analysis of high predicted pulmonary function: possibility of overestimation in small elderly examinees [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2020 Background/Aims Few studies have attempted to interpret unusually high predicted pulmonary function test results. This study aimed to investigate the demographic features of patients with an unusually high predicted pulmonary function.
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Evaluation of pulmonary functions in pediatric patients with beta-thalassemia major
Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal, 2019 Background Thalassemia is a challenging health problem all over the world, especially in Mediterranean areas. Its effect on pulmonary function has not been well studied.
Lotfy Abdelfattah Elsehaimy +2 more
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HIV infection is an independent risk factor for decreased 6-minute walk test distance. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundAmbulatory function predicts morbidity and mortality and may be influenced by cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Persons living with HIV (PLWH) suffer from a high prevalence of cardiac and pulmonary comorbidities that may contribute to higher risk of
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A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Effect of Crook Lying Position versus Sitting Position on Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) in Healthy Individuals [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Aim: To prove the effect of body position on the Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) and to find out the better position amongst the sitting and crook lying position as both are considered to be the best respiratory positions as far as FVC is concerned, but ...
Dharampal Singh Sudan, Harvinder Singh
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Excessive gas exchange impairment during exercise in a subject with a history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and high altitude pulmonary edema [PDF]
, 2007 A 27-year-old male subject (V(O2 max)), 92% predicted) with a history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and a clinically documented case of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) was examined at rest and during exercise.
Andrew T. Lovering +6 more
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Lung volumes identify an at-risk group in persons with prolonged secondhand tobacco smoke exposure but without overt airflow obstruction. [PDF]
, 2018 IntroductionExposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is associated with occult obstructive lung disease as evident by abnormal airflow indices representing small airway disease despite having preserved spirometry (normal forced expiratory volume in 1 s-to ...
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Lung function, inflammation, and endothelin-1 in congenital heart disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension [PDF]
, 2018 Background-—Breathlessness is the most common symptom in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension and congenital heart disease (CHD-APAH), previously thought to be caused by worsening PAH, but perhaps also by inflammation and abnormalities of lung ...
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International Journal of COPD, 2020 Seigo Miyoshi,1 Hitoshi Katayama,1 Minoru Matsubara,2 Takahide Kato,1 Naohiko Hamaguchi,1 Osamu Yamaguchi1 1Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime 791-0295, Japan ...
Miyoshi S +5 more
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Turkish Journal of Kinesiology, 2023 The aim of this research is to examine the effect of training characteristics specific to athletics and football branches on some respiratory parameters in female athletes.
Fatih Bilici +4 more
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Prospects of FEV6 using as alternative indicator of respiratory function assessment
Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2017 The aim of the study was to establish a correlation between the changes of external respiratory function leading indicators in patients with COPD and the presence of a positive response to the bronchodilator over an extended period of observation and the
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