Bronchoscopic Treatment of Tracheobronchial Neoplasms: Ablation and Medication Delivery [0.03%]
支气管镜技术治疗气道肿瘤：消融与局部给药
Andrew DeMaio,A Christine Argento
Andrew DeMaio
Therapeutic bronchoscopy is well established for palliative treatment of advanced malignancies, including for recanalization of malignant central airway obstruction. Although less common in clinical practice, bronchoscopic treatments (inclu...
David A Kaminsky,Teal S Hallstrand
David A Kaminsky
Kevin McCarthy,José Ramos
Kevin McCarthy
This article is a high-level overview of strategies for successfully managing a pulmonary function laboratory with a particular focus on areas that are often neglected. ...
Reference Values [0.03%]
参考值
Cole Bowerman,Sanja Stanojevic
Cole Bowerman
Interpretation of measured lung function values relies on reference equations to define the range of values that would be expected in otherwise healthy individuals. Reference equations for lung function can be interpreted in a way similar t...
Home Spirometry [0.03%]
家庭肺功能检测
Kristina Montemayor,Noah Lechtzin
Kristina Montemayor
This article provides an overview of remote or home spirometry. It includes discussions about the types of devices available, their accuracy, and pitfalls. It also summarizes the data available for the use of home spirometry in specific pul...
Heather Boas,Clement L Ren
Heather Boas
Respiratory disease has a major impact on children's health, and objective measures of lung function are critical for the care and study of pediatric lung disease. Understanding lung development provides a conceptual framework for pulmonary...
Respiratory Muscle Testing [0.03%]
呼吸肌检查
Carolyn L Rochester
Carolyn L Rochester
Disorders of the respiratory muscles (RM) are common, yet are often overlooked. Physical examination findings may suggest the presence of RM weakness but are nonspecific. Several tests of RM function are available, including measurements of...
Amisha Barochia,Loretta G Que
Amisha Barochia
Nitric oxide (NO) is an odorless gaseous molecule important for biological functions including regulation of vasodilation, smooth muscle relaxation, neurotransmission, platelet aggregation inhibition, and airway epithelial barrier function....
Oscillometry [0.03%]
震荡法
Claude S Farah,Leigh M Seccombe
Claude S Farah
Respiratory oscillometry measures impedance during tidal breathing and is a sensitive marker of smaller airway function. Recent consensus documents provide a framework for the clinician to incorporate this lung function test into routine cl...
W Tyler Smith,Alexander S Niven
W Tyler Smith
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is a useful tool to measure exercise capacity and diagnose the primary cause of exercise limitation when initial diagnostic evaluation is either unrevealing or identifies multiple potential contributing etio...