To investigate whether ventilatory factors limit exercise in overweight and obese children during a 6-min step test and to compare ventilatory responses during this test with those of healthy weight ...

Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) is a rare disease caused by weakness of the trachea and bronchi due to softening of the supporting cartilage and hypotonia of myoelastic elements. 1,2 We present two cases ...

A 45-year-old woman presents with long-standing exertional dyspnea, wheezing, and intermittent dry cough, which has been ongoing for over the past 10 years.

Expiratory flow limitation is a hallmark finding in patients with severe airflow obstruction, as in COPD. It is extremely difficult for these patients to increase their expiratory flow above its ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For individuals with mild to moderate-severe cystic fibrosis, relying solely on reduced breathing reserve may ...

Gross 5 and others, 8 using kymographic tracings, demonstrated that the total time of the maximum forced expiratory-ventilatory effort was remarkably constant among normal persons of all ages as ...

As the use and spread of ventilators continues to grow so a CMOSens Technology has established a new generation of flow sensors. By Andreas Alt. Continuous airflow measurements during anaesthesia ...