J. bras. pneumol. vol.40 número5

Patient performance of inhaler technique was assessed in different ways: 1) main inhalation steps: pre-inhalation (including dose preparation); inhalation (from breathing out

Effects of Pilates mat exercises on muscle strength and on pulmonary function in patients with cystic fibrosis*.. Efeitos do método Pilates na força muscular e na função pulmonar

The objectives of this study were to determine the effects that routine daily home air-stacking maneuvers have on pulmonary function in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

In the majority of the cases, the initiating surgical procedure was heart surgery, and most textilomas were found intraoperatively in the pleural

Conclusions: The sociodemographic and operational characteristics of the deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis evaluated in this study, as well as the identification of priority

In one study of patients with severe asthma and refractory eosinophilic airway inflammation, (22) intramuscular administration of triamcinolone was found to reduce the mean

In a randomized crossover study sponsored by an EC manufacturer, an electronic nicotine delivery device containing 16 mg of nicotine was found to be more effective than placebo in

This report demonstrates the efficacy of servo-ventilation in the treatment of central sleep apnea syndrome associated with alveolar hypoventilation in a CM-I patient with a history