Orthopnea and tidal expiratory flow limitation in patients with euthyroid goiter

Chest

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-140

  Torchio, Roberto ^a   Gulotta, Carlo ^a   Perboni, Alberto ^a   Ciacco, Claudio ^a   Guglielmo, Marco ^a   Orlandi, Fabio ^b   Milic Emili, Joseph ^c  

^a SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flow limitation; Goiter; Lung function; Negative expiratory pressure; Obesity; Orthopnea; Postural changes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EUTHYROIDISM; EXPIRATORY FLOW; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GOITER; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; MALE; ORTHOPNEA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0038159967     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.1.133     Document Type: Article

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