منابع مشابه
Upper Airway Obstruction*
Chronic upper airway obstruction is frequently unrecognized or misdiagnosed as other conditions such as asthma or chronic airflow obstruction (CAO). Clinical features such as stridor may lead to diagnosis or it may initially be suspected from the results of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) ordered for another reason. We will review the physiology and the pulmonary function tests which are necess...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb12705.x