Diagnostic methods to assess inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength

Diagnostic methods to assess inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength

Impairment of (inspiratory and expiratory) respiratory muscles is a common clinical finding, not only in patients with neuromuscular disease but also in patients with primary disease of the lung parenchyma or airways. Although such impairment is common, its recognition is usually delayed because its...

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Main Authors: Pedro Caruso, André Luis Pereira de Albuquerque, Pauliane Vieira Santana, Leticia Zumpano Cardenas, Jeferson George Ferreira, Elena Prina, Patrícia Fernandes Trevizan, Mayra Caleffi Pereira, Vinicius Iamonti, Renata Pletsch, Marcelo Ceneviva Macchione, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2015-04-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Músculos respiratórios
Força muscular
Diafragma
Testes de função respiratória
Testes diagnósticos de rotina
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