pulmonary function
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pulmonary
adjective
uk/ˈpʊl.mə.nər.i/us/ˈpʊl.mə.ner.i/
relating to the lungs (= organs used ...
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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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Reference equations used to predictpulmonaryfunction.
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In asthma,pulmonaryfunctionusually returns to normal between attacks.
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This involved detailed monitoring of patients' cardiac andpulmonaryfunction.
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We postulated that abnormalpulmonaryfunctioncould contribute to reducing effort tolerance on these patients (pts).
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A prototype would be decreasedpulmonaryfunctionas a consequence of chronic tobacco dependence.
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Within one week, the child clinically improved;pulmonaryfunctionwere normal after 6 weeks and radiographic abnormalities resolved.
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Pulmonaryfunctionbefore, immediately after, and 20 min after bypass was evaluated by measuring dynamic compliance and airway resistance.
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In children aged 6-12 years, the same criteria were required in addition topulmonaryfunctionmeasurements.
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Effects of different volumes of autologous blood instilled into the airways of horses onpulmonaryfunctionduring treadmill exercise.
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In these circumstances, both cardiac andpulmonaryfunctionmay be improved by reducing pulmonary edema and the preload on the heart.
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This shows that a substantial amount of lung still receives a high dose and the risk forpulmonaryfunctionimpairment still exists.
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The migration of seeds to the lungs has had no adverse effects onpulmonaryfunction; however there is a potential carcinogenic risk.
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The benefit afforded topulmonaryfunctionin the newborn following such treatment would suggest that the short-term benefits outweigh any long-term outcomes that may emerge.
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Studies of treatment for acute exacerbation have been included in the review, although only data forpulmonaryfunctionwere included and followup times were short.
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In children with congenital heart disease,pulmonaryfunctionmay also be compromised by compression of the bronchial tree by an enlarged or aberrant vessel.
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The development of reducedpulmonaryfunctionis often an early signal of infection and rejection episodes and provides additional information beyond normal vital sign and symptom monitoring (4;20).
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These tests allow evaluation ofchanges in the respiratory system according to the natural history of congenital heart diseases and to studypulmonaryfunctionafter surgical correction of cardiac malformation.
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He made the very significant statement that the presence of generalised emphysema will have an adverse effect uponpulmonaryfunctionand will worsen the pneumoconiosis.
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Significant respiratory impairment can be demonstrated in these people bypulmonaryfunctiontesting.
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Pulmonaryfunctiontesting usually reveals a restrictive process with reduced diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide.
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The primary purpose ofpulmonaryfunctiontesting is to identify the severity of pulmonary impairment.
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Initially their research focussed on methods to studypulmonaryfunctionin patients with pulmonary disease.
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These are the basic elements of a ventilatory "pulmonaryfunctiontest".
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The characteristicpulmonaryfunctionfinding in asbestosis is a restrictive ventilatory defect.
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