"These results confirm the role of [small airways disease] in the natural history of COPD... pulmonologists could re-discover an "old" test which provides important information about patients at risk, ...
A patient’s inability to count while holding their breath can be an indication of respiratory distress in myasthenia gravis. A simple breathing and counting exercise may be a meaningful tool to ...
The ineffectiveness of cough in cystic fibrosis (CF) has been attributed to the viscosity of the bronchial secretions. In the present study, the contribution of abnormal lung mechanics to airway ...