pulmonary reserve

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pulmonary reserve - the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress

reserve - (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions

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These subjective symptoms could be due to limited pulmonary reserve, limited cardiac reserve and increased muscle fatigue involving respiratory muscles.

ASSESSMENT OF PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS IN PATIENTS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM AND OF THE EFFECTS OF LEVOTHYROXINE ON THEIR PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS

Patients with acute or chronic bronchitis may develop mucus plugging or occlusion of bronchi due to infected secretions, which can cause dyspnea, particularly in patients with poor pulmonary reserve (Figure 2).

PE or no PE? Alternative diagnoses on CTA

Surgical treatment, however, is associated with increased mortality and morbidity compared with endovascular treatment, especially because patients with mycotic PAPAs are acutely ill and often have poor pulmonary reserve [19,20].

Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare Cause of Fatal Massive Hemoptysis

Physically active elderly maintained their pulmonary function well above average elderly values and hence they are at an advantage of better pulmonary reserve when they are affected by disease or other debilitating conditions.

Evaluation of respiratory function in physically active elderly males in comparison to males having sedentary lifestyle

The connection between the existing lung disease and APT may be masked because of the earlier limited pulmonary reserve [5].

Drug induced lung disease--amiodarone in focus/Lekovima izazvana plucna bolest sa posebnim osvrtom na amiodaron

Invariably, owing to their limited pulmonary reserve, such patients are poor surgical candidates.

A tale of two embolisations

Postoperative residual curarisation in a patient with severely limited pulmonary reserve can precipitate a rapid respiratory decompensation with significant consequences, including the need for urgent re-intubation.

The use of rocuronium in a patient with cystic fibrosis and end-stage lung disease made safe by sugammadex reversal

Hence, lung tissue resection may not result in as a dramatic reduction in pulmonary reserve as predicted from the above formula.