Work of Breathing
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RESPIRATORY MUSCLE contraction during INHALATION. The work is accomplished in three phases: LUNG COMPLIANCE work, that required to expand the LUNGS against its elastic forces; tissue resistance work, that required to overcome the viscosity of the lung and chest wall structures; and AIRWAY RESISTANCE work, that required to overcome airway resistance during the movement of air into the lungs. Work of breathing does not refer to expiration, which is entirely a passive process caused by elastic recoil of the lung and chest cage. (Guyton, Textbook of Medical Physiology, 8th ed, p406)
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D014939
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E01.370.386.700.975 G09.772.965
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Work of Breathing" by people in Profiles.
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Ramnarayan P, Lister P, Dominguez T, Habibi P, Edmonds N, Canter R, Mouncey P, Peters MJ. FIRST-line support for Assistance in Breathing in Children (FIRST-ABC): protocol for a multicentre randomised feasibility trial of non-invasive respiratory support in critically ill children. BMJ Open. 2017 06 12; 7(6):e016181.
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Criner GJ, Belt P, Sternberg AL, Mosenifar Z, Make BJ, Utz JP, Sciurba F. Effects of lung volume reduction surgery on gas exchange and breathing pattern during maximum exercise. Chest. 2009 May; 135(5):1268-1279.
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Michaels C, Meek PM, Dedkhard S. Breathing intensity and word use in individuals with COPD. Chron Respir Dis. 2008; 5(4):197-204.
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Halbower AC, Ishman SL, McGinley BM. Childhood obstructive sleep-disordered breathing: a clinical update and discussion of technological innovations and challenges. Chest. 2007 Dec; 132(6):2030-41.
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Insel KC, Meek PM, Leventhal H. Differences in illness representation among pulmonary patients and their providers. J Health Psychol. 2005 Jan; 10(1):147-62.
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Meek PM, Lareau SC, Hu J. Are self-reports of breathing effort and breathing distress stable and valid measures among persons with asthma, persons with COPD, and healthy persons? Heart Lung. 2003 Sep-Oct; 32(5):335-46.
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