Prediction of exercise respiratory limitation from pulmonary function tests
PulmonologyBackground Evaluation of unexplained exercise intolerance is best resolved by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) which enables the determination of the exercise limiting system in most cases.
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A genome wide association study for lung function in the Korean population using an exome array [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021 Background/Aims Lung function is an objective indicator of diagnosis and prognosis of respiratory diseases. Many common genetic variants have been associated with lung function in multiple ethnic populations. We looked for coding variants associated with
Kyu-Sun Lee +4 more
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Respiratory function tests and their application [PDF]
Respirology, 2005 This document attempts to provide a broad consensus statement about common practice in respiratory function testing and the use of its results in assessing respiratory disease and disability. It is written for respiratory and general clinicians. General principles only are provided and the source documents are referenced but detail is not exhaustive ...
Pierce, Robert J. +6 more
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Pulmonology, 2020 Introduction: Height is one of the variables used to derive reference values for respiratory function but it is not always available. To fulfil this need, different formulas are described in literature.
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Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: This study aims to evaluate the association between demographic and smoking variables with the severity of lung function loss (Stage I to IV) and spirometry data in smokers.
Arash Toghyani, Somayeh Sadeghi
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Precise Pulmonary Function Evaluation and Management of a Patient With Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome Associated With Recurrent Pneumonia and Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020 Freeman-Sheldon syndrome (FSS) is a rare distal arthrogryposis syndrome. There are few reports on the respiratory insufficiency of FSS. Additionally, there is no detailed information on pulmonary functional evaluation. A 17-year-old male patient with FSS
Jihyun Park +4 more
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The Association between Pulmonary Functions and Incident Diabetes: Longitudinal Analysis from the Ansung Cohort in Korea [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2020 Background We sought to explore whether reduced pulmonary function is an independent risk factor for incident diabetes in Koreans. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study of pulmonary function as a risk factor for incident diabetes using 10-year ...
Hoon Sung Choi +3 more
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Static and dynamic evaluation of respiratory muscle strength in asthmatic children and adolescents [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2021 Objectives: to evaluate static and dynamic respiratory muscle strength in children and adolescents with asthma. Methods: cross-sectional study, involving 80 children and adolescents, 40 with asthma and 40 healthy controls.
Jean Aretakis Cordeiro +3 more
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Reference equations for evaluation of spirometry function tests in South Asia, and amongst South Asians living in other countries [PDF]
, 2022 Background: There is little data to accurate interpretation of spirometry data in South Asia, a major global region with high reported burden for chronic respiratory disease.
Siddiqui, Samreen +20 more
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Colloquium Vitae, 2020 The purpose of the study was to evaluate respiratory muscle strength and dyspnea symptoms in healthy pregnant women in the second trimester of pregnancy.
Ana Paula Barroca Silva +6 more
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