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Pulmonary function testing [PDF]
Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2012 To review the recent literature related to pulmonary function testing and how it relates to the preoperative evaluation.There is increased interest in the field of pulmonary arterial hypertension. It is important to determine the clinical implications of this disease and determine whether preoperative therapy is indeed effective.
Gregg L Ruppel, Paul L. Enright
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Pulmonary function tests [PDF]
Rheumatology, 2008 Systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in SSc patients. In autopsy studies, up to 70% of the SSc patients show histological evidence of lung involvement. In surgical lung biopsies from SSc-ILD patients, a pattern of non-specific interstitial pneumonia is present in a majority ...
J. Behr, D. E. Furst
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Pulmonary Function Testing in Office Practice [PDF]
, 1999 With the wide availability of simple to operate pulmonary function equipment, these tests can now be performed in the office or clinic setting. The use of pulmonary function tests in the assessment of patients with pulmonary diseases has thus expanded.
Swaminathan, S
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Pulmonary function testing in quadriplegic subjects [PDF]
, 2008 Study design: Cross-sectional study.Objective: Pulmonary functional capacity in 23 Brazilian quadriplegic subjects (ASIA A), aged 30 (9.5) years, weight 66 (10.75) kg, height 176 (7) cm, was investigated at 42 ( 64) months postinjury.Setting: University ...
A Bayfur +18 more
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Clinical Applications of Pediatric Pulmonary Function Testing: Lung Function in Recurrent Wheezing and Asthma [PDF]
, 2011 Pulmonary function testing remains the gold standard for the diagnosis and management of wheezing disorders in older children and adults. Although wheezing disorders are among the most common clinical problems in pediatrics, most young children and ...
Aurora P +9 more
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Using bacterial biomarkers to identify early indicators of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbation onset [PDF]
, 2011 Acute periods of pulmonary exacerbation are the single most important cause of morbidity in cystic fibrosis patients, and may be associated with a loss of lung function.
Bruce, Kenneth D +6 more
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A haemodynamic study of pulmonary hypertension in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis [PDF]
, 2014 Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a common fibrotic interstitial lung disease. the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension diagnosed by right heart catheterisation and its cardiopulmonary function findings in patients with chronic hypersensitivity ...
Campos, Orlando +9 more
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Pulmonary function testing [PDF]
Equine Veterinary Journal, 1999 The principal aims of pulmonary function testing in equine athletes are the diagnosis of subclinical disease and monitoring responses to interventions, such as training and various therapies or interventions. Prediction of performance may also be a priority.
David Marlin, David Evans
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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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Comorbid Conditions in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Recognition and Management. [PDF]
, 2017 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown etiology, primarily affects older adults and leads to a progressive decline in lung function and quality of life.
Collard, Harold R, Oldham, Justin M
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