In patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) the six-minute walk distance reflects the functional exercise level for daily physical activity. It is unknown if this ...

THERE has long been a need for a simple objective criterion to indicate when use of a respirator should be started during the acute illness of poliomyelitis and to guide the weaning of patients with ...

Sixteen specialists from more than 5 nations convened in Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru for 10 days in May to share and build their knowledge and expertise on measuring, reporting and verifying ...

In the reports on vital capacity in the literature, instructions to the patients were not described in detail. In our experience variations in the results of serial determinations were traced in many ...