Article: Comparison of breathing patterns during exercise in patients with obstructive and restrictive ventilatory abnormalities

Article: Viewbox
Journal of the National Medical Association;  February 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... clear to auscultation. O^sub 2^ saturation on room air ... function tests revealed a severe restrictive ventilatory defect without airflow obstruction ... FVC 45% predicted, FEV^sub 1^ 43% predicted, FEV^sub 1^/FVC 95% predicted ...

Article: Using an evidence-based protocol to guide rehabilitation and ...
Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... strength training, ETCO^sub 2^ = end-tidal carbon dioxide, FiO^sub 2^ = fractional inspired ... mandatory ventilation, SpO^sub 2^ = pulse oximetry, SVN ... coworkers noted decreased restrictive ventilatory impairment in subjects with ...

Article: Eight-Month Prospective Study of 14 Patients With ...
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... from severe SARS, 1 of whom had mild restrictive ventilatory impairment. One patient with severe ... CRP = C-reactive protein; FEV^sub 1^ = forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FIO^sub 2^ = fraction of inspired oxygen; FVC ...

Article: Dyspnea: Measurement and evaluation
Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal;  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... conditions (ie, at a level of PCO^sub 2^ higher than normal) is determined ... chosen by the patient and was at PCO^sub 2^ 50 torr. When breathing frequency ... efficiency of breathing. In patients with restrictive ventilatory disease (RVD), there is limited inspiratory ...

Article: Pulmonary involvement in Niemann-Pick type B disease
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... bronchi and peripheral pulmonary artery branches, and the sub-pleural and interlobular connective tissues. These cells ... trivial over a long period, with the late development of a restrictive ventilatory defect. Diagnosis can be made in childhood or adulthood ...

Article: Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis with mineralizing pulmonary ...
Journal of Medical Case Reports;  February 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... crepitations. Pulmonary function tests were consistent with restrictive ventilatory defect. Laboratory investigations revealed iron deficiency ... pulmonary vessels were dilated and could be traced to the sub-pleural surface. On microscopic examination there was ...

Article: Restrictions on spirometry.
FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine;  September 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... until recently. Classically, a restrictive ventilatory defect (restriction) is defined ... one to infer the presence of a "restrictive ventilatory defect" (reduced TLC). The ... algorithm to predict the presence of a restrictive ventilatory defect in individual patients ...