Assessing Diaphragmatic Function
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Pulmonary Function in Diaphragmatic Paralysis
Orthopnoea as an outstanding symptom in weakness of the respiratory muscles was reported by Comroe, Wood, Kay and Spoont in 1951. We have had the opportunity of studying three patients with diaphragmatic paralysis from different causes, and orthopnoea was the chief complaint in all three. Paralysis or weakness of respiratory muscles is probably seen most commonly in poliomyelitis, when there is...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Care
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0020-1324,1943-3654
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.07410