... to measure chest wall movements and estimate lung volumes. Objectives: To provide an overview of the clinical findings and research applications of OEP in the assessment of breathing mechanics across populations of healthy and diseased individuals. Methods: A bibliographic research was performed...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Pulmonary arterial hypertension Airway resistance EXERCISE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Lung volumes Shortness of breath dominates the symptomatology of pulmonary arterial...

..., was measured according to ATS/ERS guidelines [ 10 ]. Lung volumes were measured using a volume displacement body plethysmograph (6200 Autobox DL; SensorMedics, Yorba Linda, Calif., USA). The normal values for lung volumes were from the European Coal and Steel Community [ 11 ]. Arterial blood gases were...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Electronic spirometer Lung volumes Field testing Respiration SO: 66-69(1986) Accuracy of an Electronic Spirometer...

... resistive work. It is concluded that CPAP and BB increase temporarily the reduced FRC after abdominal surgery. CPAP was much better tolerated by the patients due to the lower resistive work of breathing. Lung volumes Positive-pressure ventilation Blow bottles Continuous positive airway pressure Work...

.... Ventilatory control Arterial blood gases Lung volumes Respiratory frequency Tidal volume Racial Differences Respiration 46: 265-271 (1984) © 1984 S. Karger AG, Basel 0025-7931/84/0463-0265 S 2.75/0 Respiratory Function in Normal Chinese: Comparison with Caucasians ShaoaYung Huang3David P. Whiteb...

...Andrew L. Ries; Gabriel Gregoratos; Paul J. Friedman; Jack L. Clausen Standard pulmonary function tests, including lung volumes measured by three fundamentally different techniques, were performed in 40 patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. These were compared with clinical and radiologic...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Nitrogen washout Pulmonary function testing Gas exchange Lung volumes Respiration 43: 249-257 (1982) Distribution...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Chest-wall Respiratory mechanics Ventilation Lung volumes...

...M.S. Islam The mechanisms of controlling residual volume and lung emptying in different ages have been examined. Elastic bandage was wrapped around the abdomen, chest and shoulder (chest strapping). The measurements of various lung volumes and airway resistance were performed with and without chest...

... socio-economic communities. Statistical analysis was performed to determine the relationship of the measurements to age and the physical characteristics of the body, and the best regression equations were found for predicting lung volumes and maximum breathing capacity (MBC). Best prediction formulae...

... by body plethysmo­ Airway obstruction graphy during spontaneous breathing. The analysis Upper and lower airways of the pathological mechanisms of airway obstruction Trapped air was verified by the clinical picture, anatomical find­ Lung volumes ings and other functional explorations of the lung...

...Maarten K. Ninaber; Robert Schot; Laura Fregonese; Jan Stolk Background: At present a syringe is being used for calibration of lung function devices, but biological controls are used to detect prospectively the variability and reproducibility of lung volumes measured by spirometers. Laboratory...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Spirometry and plethysmography were done according to ERS guidelines [ 7 ]. Lung volumes were always measured after spirometry. All tests were performed on MasterLab v...