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Volumetric capnography for the evaluation of chronic airways diseases.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2014
Veronez Liliani, Pereira Monica Corso, da Silva Silvia Maria Doria, Barcaui Luisa Affi, De Capitani Eduardo Mello, Moreira Marcos Mello, Paschoal Ilma Aparecida
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Obstructive lung diseases of different etiologies present with progressive peripheral airway involvement. The peripheral airways, known as the silent lung zone, are not adequately evaluated with conventional function tests. The principle of gas washout has been used to detect pulmonary ventilation inhomogeneity and to estimate the location of the underlying disease process. Volumetric capnography (VC)...
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