Background and Objectives: To evaluate the significance of diaphragm thickness (DT) in
assessing the nutritional status and predicting the length of hospital stay (LOS) of patients …

Respiratory muscle paralysis is known as a very common complication of Guillain–Barré
syndrome (GBS). However, most research has focused on its later stages rather than its …

Objectives To analyze diaphragmatic thickness, at end-inspiration and end-expiration,
diaphragmatic thickening index and mobility via US under two different modalities of …

There will be few readers of this journal who have not had some exposure to patients with
coronavirus disease (COVID-19), although the acute pandemic has now been brought …

Introduction Inspiratory muscle weakness (IMW) is a potential cause of exertional dyspnea
frequently under‐appreciated in clinical practice. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) …

Аннотация Дыхательные мышцы (ДМ)—часть нейрореспираторной помпы, которая
обеспечивает процесс альвеолярной вентиляции. Слабость ДМ усугубляет …

Ultrasound imaging is a non-invasive technique to assess organ function. Its potential
application in rodents to evaluate respiratory function remains poorly investigated. We …

Objetivo: La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación entre la fuerza
muscular respiratoria con la capacidad funcional en adultos mayores del hospital geriátrico …

Respiratory muscle assessment is an integral part of the workup of candidates for pulmonary
rehabilitation. The pressures that can be generated during a near occluded inspiration and …

Here, we provide a comprehensive and stepwise approach to the assessment of respiratory
muscle strength, beginning with clinical examination, followed by noninvasive bedside …