Flow volume loops: postural significance.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
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1998 Jul-Sep; 40(3): 201-3
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en Inglés
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| ID: sea-29993
ABSTRACT
Upper airway obstruction is an important but often unrecognised cause of dyspnoea and ventilatory failure. Flow volume loop remains the most sensitive method to detect upper airway obstruction. We report a patient with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who showed evidence of upper airway obstruction on the flow volume loop only in the supine position. It is important to recognise as it may be missed during the conventional method of performing a pulmonary function test in sitting posture and also because surgical intervention should be considered in patients with tracheoesophageal compression due to a thyroid swelling.
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Asunto principal:
Postura
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Pruebas de Función Respiratoria
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Tiroiditis Autoinmune
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Volumen de Ventilación Pulmonar
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Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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Posición Supina
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Ventilación Pulmonar
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Adulto
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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