abstract background: the current practice to measure rv is either by bpg or helium dilution methods which may not be available in all clinics due to their cost. methods: this paper outlines a method for both direct and indirect calculation of rv via pft with acceptable sensitivity (81 %, 60% ), specificity (71 %, 94%) and validity (76%, 78%) for obstructive and restrictive lung disease respecti...

BACKGROUND Chest wall mobility is often measured in clinical practice, but the correlations between chest wall mobility and respiratory muscle strength and lung volumes are unknown. We investigate the associations between chest wall mobility, axillary and thoracic cirtometry values, respiratory muscle strength (maximum inspiratory pressure and maximum expiratory pressure), and lung volumes (exp...

Slow spirometry and forced spirometry (flow volume loop) are often used to measure clinically relevant lung volumes and forced expiratory and inspiratory flows. Dynamic parameters, such as forced expiratory volumes in one second (FEV1) or forced vital capacity (FVC) and static lung volumes, such as expiratory reserve volume (ERV), inspiratory capacity (IC) and inspiratory vital capacity (IVC) c...

APGAR: Activity Pulse Grimace Appearance Respiration; PImax: Maximal Inspiratory Pressure; PEmax: Maximal Expiratory Pressure; DLCO: Diffusion Capacity; β-HCG: Bbeta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin; BMI: Body Mass Index; FVC: Forced Vital Capacity; FEV1: Forced Expiratory Flow at One Second; FEF25-75: Forced Expiratory Flow 25-75; RV: Residual Volume; TLC: Total Lung Capacity; DLCO/VA: Diffusion C...

The purpose of the study is to find out impact core with speed training on inspiratory reserve volume, expiratory volume among male kabaddi players. To achieve present thirty players studying in various departments and colleges Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan group institutions, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, age 18 - 25 years were selected as subjects. They divided into three groups, which, Group I (n=15) un...

Women have smaller airways and lung volumes and lower resting maximal expiratory flow rates relative to men. Female athletes develop expiratory flow limitation more frequently than male athletes, and they have greater increases in end-expiratory and end-inspiratory lung volume at maximal exercise. Women use a greater fraction of their ventilatory reserve and have a higher metabolic cost of brea...

BACKGROUND In surgical procedures, obesity is a risk factor for the onset of intra and postoperative respiratory complications. AIM Determine what moment of application of positive pressure brings better benefits on lung function, incidence of atelectasis and diaphragmatic excursion, in the preoperative, intraoperative or immediate postoperative period. METHOD Randomized, controlled, blinde...

Correspondence to: Dr Antonia Koutsoukou, Critical Care Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, 45-47, Ipsilandou Street, Athens, GR-10675 Greece Tel.: +30-210-7201919 Fax: +30-210-7216503 e-mail: [email protected] summArY. Morbidly obese subjects are characterized by important changes in respiratory function both during spontaneous breathing as well as during general anesthesia and mechan...