... total lung capacity; RV = residual volume; ERV = expiratory reserve volume; DLCO = diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon ... Lung function test results for two coffee-processing workers with obliterative bronchiolitis, by month and year of test - Texas ... DLCO and lung volumes were performed 1 week after spirometry.. † Bronchodilator response was defined as a ≥12% change in FEV1 ... Initial lung function testing showed severe obstruction responsive to bronchodilators (Table). She was hospitalized, and upon ...

... the median preoperative total lung capacity of 4.8 L (77.7%) differed significantly from the postoperative total lung capacity ... Changes in lung function after surgery for mesothelioma Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2013 Feb;21(1):48-55. doi: 10.1177/ ... of 3.5 L (55.3%; p ,0.0006). The median vital capacity was significantly reduced from 2.8 L (77.7%) preoperatively to 1.8 L ( ...

... a rare lung disease in women, is thought to be influenced by hormonal factors. We studied the rate of decline in FEV(1) and ... Total Lung Capacity / drug effects * United Kingdom Substances * Progesterone ... Decline in lung function in lymphangioleiomyomatosis: relation to menopause and progesterone treatment Am J Respir Crit Care ... The progression of lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a rare lung disease in women, is thought to be influenced by hormonal factors. We ...

Changes in total lung capacity and vital capacity There have been reports of PJP occurring as part of the immune reconstitution ... Lung biopsy. Open lung biopsy is the most invasive procedure and yields 100% sensitivity and specificity because it provides ... Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Aug. 9(8):826-35. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. [Full Text]. ... Before the widespread use of prophylaxis for P jiroveci pneumonia (PJP), the frequency of Pneumocystis infection in lung ...

Changes in total lung capacity and vital capacity There have been reports of PJP occurring as part of the immune reconstitution ... Lung biopsy. Open lung biopsy is the most invasive procedure and yields 100% sensitivity and specificity because it provides ... Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Aug. 9(8):826-35. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. [Full Text]. ... Before the widespread use of prophylaxis for P jiroveci pneumonia (PJP), the frequency of Pneumocystis infection in lung ...

FVC, forced vital capacity. *Ig, immunoglobulin. *RV, residual volume. *TLC, total lung capacity ...

One definition requires a total lung capacity which is 80% or less of the expected value. Medical treatment for restrictive ... During inspiration, the lungs expand to allow airflow into the lungs and thereby increasing total volume. After inspiration ... Restrictive lung disease is characterized by reduced lung volumes, and therefore reduced lung compliance, either due to an ... In restrictive lung disease, both forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) are reduced, ...

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... total lung capacity, 7.12 L (134%); residual volume, 2.19 L (228%); and, diffusing capacity for the lung for carbon monoxide, ... Workers; Work environment; Environmental exposure; Lung function; Statistical analysis; Lung disease; Hazards; Bronchiolitis; ... he underwent a successful lung transplantation. Explanted lung tissue showed bronchiolocentric lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates ... We report one of these cases that resulted in lung transplantation. Case Report: A healthy male began working at the facility ...

Reference values for residual volume, functional residual capacity and total lung capacity. Eur Respir J 1995;8:492-506. ... for total lung capacity (TLC), FEV1 and FVC, and by ∼7% for functional residual capacity (FRC) and residual volume (RV) 5. A ... FEV1/vital capacity (VC) 46%; peak expiratory flow (PEF) 48%; total lung capacity (TLC) 101%) or normal (b; FEV1 57%; FEV1/VC ... FEV1/vital capacity: 70%; peak expiratory flow: 93%; total lung capacity: 80%). -----: predicted expiratory flow-volume loop ...

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... inspiratory capacity-to-total lung capacity,pulmonary rehabilitation ... Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on the Value of the Inspiratory Capacity-to-Total Lung Capacity (IC/TLC) Ratio to Determine ... Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on the Value of the Inspiratory Capacity-to-Total Lung Capacity (IC/TLC) Ratio to Determine ... Keywords : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dyspnea, inspiratory capacity-to-total lung capacity, pulmonary ...

... total lung capacity (TLC), diffusing capacity, and impulse oscillometry.. No significant change in heart rate was observed in ... Total lung capacity improved most rapidly (median 10.9% per year, IQR 0-24), followed by DLCO (median 6.6%). FVC increased by a ... Significant improvements in lung function included those in forced vital capacity (FVC), TLC and diffusion capacity of carbon ... At total of 32 of the 591 clinic patients (59% female, average age 56 years) underwent at least two rounds of pulmonary ...

Reductions in vital capacity and total lung capacity also may result from extensive pleural involvement. Quite often there is a ... With extensive parenchymal involvement, the vital capacity and other lung volumes are decreased. The radiographic changes ... The parenchymal lesion may be detected at any stage of development and in any portion of the lung, or it may be too small to be ... The most common site for this acceleration of growth is the upper lung zone, but foci anywhere in the body can be the sites of ...

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... diffusing capacity (transfer factor) of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO), total lung capacity (TLC), 6-min walk distance ( ... TLC: total lung capacity; RV: residual volume; FVC: forced vital capacity; MEP: maximal expiratory pressure. ... total lung capacity (p,0.001 and p=0.003, respectively) and forced vital capacity (p=0.004 and p=0.03, respectively). ... total lung capacity (p,0.001), airway occlusion pressure after 0.1 s (P0.1) (p=0.02), P0.1/maximal inspiratory pressure ratio ( ...

... was defined as total lung capacity upper-limit-of-normal. Student t-test and chi(2) test were used to compare plethysmographic ... 58%) and lung hyperinflation (36 vs.57%). CONCLUSION: Chronic exclusive narghile smoking has less adverse effects on pulmonary ... METHODS: A cross sectional, before-after study was conducted in 2008 and 2011 after the total ban. A SidePack Aerosol monitor ... BACKGROUND: Studies of the lung function profiles of exclusive narghile smokers (ENS) are few, have some methodological limits ...

These results highlights that an impaired lung may have a negative impact on its diaphragm. Replacement with a healthy lung can ... while remaining altered on the native lung. These results highlights that an impaired lung may have a negative impact on its ... diaphragmatic morphology significantly changed on the transplanted lung, while remaining altered on the native lung. ... We demonstrated a significant increase in diaphragm crus thickness on the side of the transplanted lung, with an estimated ...

... forced vital capacity; TLC, total lung capacity; RV, residual volume; 6MWT, six-minute walking test; PP-6MWT, percentile ... Longitudinal progression of lung function and exercise capacity at follow-up points (3, 6, 12 and 24 months). Note: Lung ... 1). However, at 24 months, there were still 45.7% with impairment in lung diffusing capacity (DLCO), and 18.7% of them was ... Over 2 years, patients showed a progressive recovery of lung function and exercise capacity (Fig. ...

It measures the forced vital capacity (FVC), the forced exhaled volume in 1 second (FEV1), total lung capacity, and residual ... A total lung capacity , 90% of the predicted values, confirms the presence of a restrictive ventilatory defect. ... Other tests used for restrictive lung patterns along with spirometry are helium lung volumes and diffusing capacity of carbon ... Forced Vital Capacity. This is the total amount of air that can forcibly be blown out after full inspiration, measured in ...

Secondary outcomes will include other lung function parameters (including dynamic and static lung function parameters), asthma ... In total, 104 participants will be recruited via online questionnaires, pulmonary paediatricians, the youth department of the ... In adults, weight reduction resulted in improved lung function, better asthma control and less need for asthma medication. In ... Total lung capacity; TNF-α, Tumour necrosis factor-alpha; VO 2max , Maximal oxygen uptake. ...

Total lung capacity (TLC) at least 50% OR. - Vital capacity (VC) at least 65% of normal. - DLCO at least 55% of normal. - For ... protect lungs from the toxic effects of carmustine.. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 patients will be accrued in each subgroup ...

... force vital capacity · RV: residual volume · SpO2: transcutaneous oxygen saturation · TLC: total lung capacity. ... trying to take in as much air as possible to reach the total lung capacity (TLC). ... A total of 67 patients underwent lung function testing with spirometry, 58.2% of who were male (n = 39) and 41.8% female (n = ... A total of 26 lung function tests with a BRT were performed in patients. They were ordered by by paediatricians in the centre ...

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RESULTS--Vital capacity, total lung capacity, and inspiratory muscle strength were reduced to a mean of 59.5%, 73.9%, and 51.1 ... With the patient in the supine posture scans of 1 mm thickness were obtained at total lung capacity at intervals of 1 cm from ... Static expiratory lung compliance was decreased in 12 of the 14 patients and averaged 69.1% of the predicted value. The CT ... Lung volume restriction in patients with chronic respiratory muscle weakness: the role of microatelectasis. ...

This can decrease functional residual capacity, total lung volume, and pulmonary compliance, contributing to ventilation ... The total direct costs for TLH were 6.1% higher than TAH, whereas total indirect cost for TLH was half the cost of TAH. The ... Indications for a total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) are similar to those for total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and may ... Walsh CA, Walsh SR, Tang TY, Slack M. Total abdominal hysterectomy versus total laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign disease: a ...

FVC, forced vital capacity; LOCF, last observation carried forward; TLC, total lung capacity. ... total lung capacity 80-120% inclusive, and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) ≥70% of predicted; and 5) written informed ... Total cholesterol (mmol/l) 5.09 ± 1.08 5.13 ± 0.92 5.26 ± 1.02 5.23 ± 1.02 0.02 (−0.11 to 0.14) ... Total cholesterol (mmol/l) 5.09 ± 1.08 5.13 ± 0.92 5.26 ± 1.02 5.23 ± 1.02 0.02 (−0.11 to 0.14) ...

That being said, estimating an accurate total lung capacity becomes useful for utilizing ventilator strategies. Since I work in ... At the most basic level, or the way I think of it at least, our job is to "put stuff in" and then "get stuff out" of the lungs ...

... and lung function (spirometry, lung volumes, and DlCO), except for increases in FVC, total lung capacity (TLC), functional ... Keywords: marijuana; chronic bronchitis; lung function; chronic obstructive lung disease; lung cancer. ... Comparison of vital capacity and maximum breathing capacity of athletes and nonathletes. J Appl Physiol 1959;14:507-509. ... Effects on lung function.. Lung function has been assessed in several studies (Table 1) conducted in either convenience or ...