2025
Respiratory Muscle Testing
Rochester C. Respiratory Muscle Testing. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2025, 46: 525-542. PMID: 40769597, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2025.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory musclesMagnetic phrenic nerve stimulationSniff nasal inspiratory pressureSupine vital capacityNasal inspiratory pressurePhrenic nerve stimulationPeak cough flowPhysical examination findingsRM weaknessDiaphragm functionInspiratory pressureElectrodiagnostic studiesExamination findingsNerve stimulationCough flowTransdiaphragmatic pressureVital capacityMuscle pressureExpiratory muscle pressures
2021
Anesthesia for Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Rao S, Treggiari MM. Anesthesia for Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Anesthesiology Clinics 2021, 39: 127-138. PMID: 33563376, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2020.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryCord injurySpinal cordSpinal cord perfusion pressureImportant anesthetic implicationsAcute hemodynamic changesLong-term morbidityLoss of bowelLevel of injuryFirst lumbar vertebraVentilator dependenceAirway stabilizationCord compressionSurgical emergencyBladder functionRespiratory musclesAnesthetic implicationsHemodynamic changesPerfusion pressureCauda equinaFluid managementInjuryLumbar vertebraeMorbidity
2020
Structural abnormalities in the human diaphragm in drowning and hanging deaths: preliminary results
Girela-López E, Beltran-Aroca C, Jimena I, Pérez-Jorge P, Ramos-Medina V, Ruz-Caracuel I, Gill J, Peña-Amaro J. Structural abnormalities in the human diaphragm in drowning and hanging deaths: preliminary results. Forensic Science, Medicine And Pathology 2020, 16: 265-271. PMID: 32172482, DOI: 10.1007/s12024-020-00235-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRagged red fibersHistological changesStructural abnormalitiesCardiac death groupIntense muscle contractionNicotinamide adenine dinucleotide tetrazolium reductaseRespiratory musclesDeath groupDisease deathsMuscular changesCardiac diseaseMechanical traumaCytoarchitectural changesHematoxylin-eosinHuman diaphragmMuscle contractionHistochemical examinationSkeletal muscleBlood circulationRed fibersMuscle fibersConclusionsOur resultsIntense hypoxiaDeathLesser extent
2019
Physiologic Basis of Symptoms in Pleural Disease
DeBiasi EM, Feller-Kopman D. Physiologic Basis of Symptoms in Pleural Disease. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2019, 40: 305-313. PMID: 31525806, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693648.BooksConceptsPleural effusionPleural pressureEffect of thoracentesisIdentification of patientsLength-tension relationshipUnexpandable lungMost patientsRespiratory musclesPerfusion matchingPleural diseaseLung volumeRespiratory mechanicsPhysiologic basisThoracentesisPathophysiological effectsPhysiologic parametersRespiratory systemPatientsEffusionImproved ventilationRoutine monitoringHeterogeneous populationOxygenationPalliationComplications
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