Impairment of (inspiratory and expiratory) respiratory muscles is a common clinical finding,
not only in patients with neuromuscular disease but also in patients with primary disease of …

Rationale: Data on respiratory muscle performance in children with neuromuscular
disorders are limited. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess respiratory muscle …

Assessment of respiratory muscle strength and endurance should be included in any
comprehensive clinical evaluation of patients with dyspnea and respiratory failure. The …

Background: Respiratory muscle weakness is an important clinical problem. Tests of varying
complexity and invasiveness are available to assess respiratory muscle strength. The …

This review examines approaches to evaluation of the respiratory muscles and describes
new techniques that may be more quantitative, less effort dependent, and less invasive than …

Measurement of respiratory muscle strength is useful in order to detect respiratory muscle
weakness and to quantify its severity. In patients with severe respiratory muscle weakness …

Respiratory muscles generate the pressure differences driving ventilation. Respiratory
muscle weakness is hence an important clinical feature. In advanced stages, respiratory …

Why must the chest physician become familiar with as-sessment of the respiratory muscles?
Firstly, because dyspnoea in patients in whom no pulmonary cause can be detected may be …

The strength of the respiratory muscles can be evaluated from static measurements
(maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures, MIP and MEP) or inferred from dynamic …

Background: Reference values derived from existing diaphragm ultrasound protocols are
inconsistent, and the association between sonographic measures of diaphragm function and …