lung function
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflungandfunction
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lung
noun[C]
uk/lʌŋ/us/lʌŋ/
either of the two organs in the chest with which people and some ...
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function
noun
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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(Definition oflungandfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A better assessment oflungfunction, together with early repair, before pulmonary hypertensive changes occur, may further improve outcome.
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Relation of birth weight and childhood respiratory infection to adultlungfunctionand death from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Improvements are independent oflungfunction.
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We foundlungfunctionto be a risk factor for bacterial infection in our patients.
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These include chest auscultation, spirometry,lungfunctiontests; reversibility testing, inhaler technique testing and checking his blood pressure.
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However, the results would again indicate a potential relationship between antioxidant/oxidant balance in determininglungfunction.
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Most commonly, cardiopulmonary support has been used irrespective of satisfactorylungfunction.
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For two weeks prior to operation, he had been treated with steroids (0.2 mg/ kg/day of dexamethasone) with some improvement in thelungfunction.
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Exercise performance disability is affected by mood, encouragement, general fitness, and other influences and cannot be accurately predicted from reduction inlungfunction.
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Many studies have reported18,36,37,67 that anxiety and depressive symptoms are better predictors of quality of life thanlungfunctionparameters.
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The major factor in declininglungfunctionis loss of lung elasticity, aggravated by stiffening of the chest wall and reduced respiratory muscle strength.
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At 19 years of age, an obstructive and restrictive reduction inlungfunctionwas found.
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Short-term tracheal occlusion in fetal lambs with diaphragmatic hernia improveslungfunction, even in the absence of lung growth.
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The benefit of antenatal glucocorticoid therapy tolungfunctionin the newborn infant has led to routine use in situations of threatened pre-term labour.
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However, the magnitude of effect required to maintain adequatelungfunctionfor postnatal survival is not clear.
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These included spirometry,lungfunctionand blood gases based on protocols.
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Decline inlungfunctionaccelerates with increasing age, even when obvious aetiological causes such as smoking are taken into account.
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Therefore,lungfunctionvalues of patients not completing follow-up were on average higher compared to patients that completed all questionnaires.
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However, the severity of illness, measured bylungfunction, was not different between patients.
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