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Assessment of Respiratory Muscle Strength

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Ventilatory Failure

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 15))

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Abstract

The last decade has seen a considerable advance in our understanding of the motor control and mechanical action of the respiratory muscles and the effects of alterations in lung function, body metabolism (e.g. undernutrition) and blood chemistry (e.g. hypocalcemia) on respiratory muscle contractile function. This chapter will briefly review the determinants of respiratory muscle strength, the causes of respiratory muscle weakness and the techniques currently used to assess respiratory muscle strength in man.

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  1. St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN, 55101-2595, USA

    J. J. Marini

  2. Department of Critical Care, Evangelismos Hospital, 45, Ipsilandou Street, Athens, 11521, Greece

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Sexauer, W.P., Criner, G.J., Kelsen, S.G. (1991). Assessment of Respiratory Muscle Strength. In: Marini, J.J., Roussos, C. (eds) Ventilatory Failure. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84554-3_7

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