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Pulmonary Function Testing

DeckerMed Family Medicine, 2017
Intelligent management of pulmonary disease requires a fundamental understanding of the complex interrelationships between multiple elements that interact to maintain homeostasis in the respiratory system. This chapter discusses the physiologic basis for pulmonary function testing and the use of these tests to diagnose disease, quantitate functional ...
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Evaluation of computed tomography in the diagnosis of ultrasound-proven diaphragm dysfunction

Respiratory Research
Introduction Computed tomography (CT) is routinely employed on the evaluation of dyspnea, yet limited data exist on its assessment of diaphragmatic muscle.
Pauline Lallement, Alain Boussuges, Paul Habert, Julien Bermudez, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert, Stéphane Delliaux, Fabienne Bregeon, Benjamin Coiffard   +7 more
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The Impact of an Electronic Health Record Intervention on Spirometry Completion in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

COPD, 2022
Spirometry is necessary to diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet a large proportion of patients are diagnosed and treated without having received testing.
Christine Wang, Jonathan Siff, Peter J. Greco, Edward Warren, J. Daryl Thornton, Yasir Tarabichi   +5 more
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Pulmonary Function Testing

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 1996
Homeostatic mechanisms and the normal sizable cardiopulmonary reserve can combine to adjust ventilation and perfusion so that arterial gas tensions remain within normal physiologic limits, despite the presence of widespread lung disease and severe mechanical impairment of the respiratory apparatus.
Kenneth Axen, John Salazar-Schicchi, Francois Haas, Randi Fain   +3 more
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Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema: Pulmonary Function Testing and a Pathophysiology Perspective

Medicina, 2019
Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) has been increasingly recognized over the past 10−15 years as a clinical entity characterized by rather severe imaging and gas exchange abnormalities, but often only mild impairment in spirometric ...
Diana E. Amariei, Neal Dodia, Janaki Deepak, Stella E. Hines, Jeffrey R. Galvin, Sergei P. Atamas, Nevins W. Todd   +6 more
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Non-Invasive Respiratory Assessment in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: From Clinical Research to Outcome Measures

Life, 2021
Ventilatory failure, due to the progressive wasting of respiratory muscles, is the main cause of death in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Francesca Pennati, Antonella LoMauro, Maria Grazia D’Angelo, Andrea Aliverti   +3 more
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Occupational health surveillance: Pulmonary function testing in emergency responders

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2014
Emergency responders may be exposed to a variety of fumes, gases, and particulates during the course of their job that can affect pulmonary function (PF) and require the use of respiratory protection.
James D McCluskey, Stephen C Harbison, Giffe T Johnson, Ping Xu, Steve Morris, Jay Wolfson, Raymond D Harbison   +6 more
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Using Operational Analysis to Improve Access to Pulmonary Function Testing

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2016
Background. Timely pulmonary function testing is crucial to improving diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary diseases. Perceptions of poor access at an academic pulmonary function laboratory prompted analysis of system demand and capacity to identify ...
Ada Ip, Raymond Asamoah-Barnieh, Diane P. Bischak, Warren J. Davidson, W. Ward Flemons, Sachin R. Pendharkar   +5 more
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Swimming-induced changes in pulmonary function: special observations for clinical testing

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021
Background A special improvement in pulmonary function is found in swimmers. In clinical testing the airway reactivity is observed at certain exercise intensity and target ventilation. However, in highly trained swimmers exercising in water the reactions
Marja Päivinen, Kari Keskinen, Heikki Tikkanen   +2 more
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Pulmonary Function Tests

Medicine, 2012
Abstract Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) include the measurement of velocity and volume of expiratory flow (spirometry), static volumes (lung volumes), diffusion of gases across the alveolar-capillary membrane (diffusion capacity), and respiratory muscle strength.
Jeremy B. Richards, David H. Roberts
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