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Lung function in the absence of respiratory symptoms in overweight children and adolescents
OBJECTIVE: To describe lung function findings in overweight children and adolescents without respiratory disease. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study involving male and female overweight children and adolescents in the 8-18 year age bracket ...
Silvana Neves Ferraz de Assunção +6 more
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RESUMO A avaliação da função dos músculos inspiratórios por meio do teste de endurance muscular inspiratória (EMI), definida como a capacidade de sustentação dessa tarefa ao longo do tempo, atualmente apresenta ampla variedade de instrumentos e ...
Sabrina Costa Lima +5 more
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Using the spirometry to indicate respiratory exercises for elderly with Parkinson’s disease
Introduction: Respiratory dysfunction is the main cause of death in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and bronchoaspiration pneumonia is the most common clinical respiratory complication.
Daniela Guimarães +5 more
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Effect of pilates method on inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength in the elderly
With aging, the respiratory muscle strength decreases and the pilates method is a technique that uses respiration as one of its principles. The present study has the aim of analyzing the influence of the pilates method on respiratory muscle strength in ...
Beatriz Mendes Tozim +1 more
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Comparison of three protocols for measuring the maximal respiratory pressures
Introduction To avoid the selection of submaximal efforts during the assessment of maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures (MIP and MEP), some reproducibility criteria have been suggested.
Isabela Maria B. Sclauser Pessoa +5 more
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Objective: To evaluate the changes in lung function in the first year after single lung transplantation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).Methods: We retrospectively evaluated patients with IPF who underwent single lung transplantation
Adalberto Sperb Rubin +6 more
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Sistema de oscilometria de impulso em pediatria: revisão de literatura
Introdução: a oscilometria de impulso (IOS) é considerado um método de avaliação da mecânica respiratória, e por ser não invasivo, vem sendo crescentemente indicado na assistência e investigação do paciente pediátrico.
Maíra S. de Assumpção +3 more
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RESUMO Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever a função pulmonar e a força muscular respiratória (FMR) na alta hospitalar de pacientes com quadros críticos da COVID-19 e correlacioná-las com a força muscular periférica, tempo de ventilação mecânica (VM)
Débora Schmidt +2 more
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PURPOSE: To assess whether the tests - Forced Expiratory Volume at one second (FEV1), 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and stair-climbing test (SCT) showed proportional changes after the resection of functioning lung. METHODS: Candidates for pulmonary resection
Marcos Vinícius Cataneo Pancieri +3 more
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An Equation for the Prediction of Oxygen Consumption in a Brazilian Population
Background: The equations predicting maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max or peak) presently in use in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) softwares in Brazil have not been adequately validated. These equations are very important for the diagnostic capacity
Antonio Eduardo Monteiro de Almeida +6 more
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