1980
The Effect of Low Flow Oxygen Therapy on the Chemical Control of Ventilation in Patients with Hypoxemic COPD1–3
Fleetham J, Bradley C, Kryger M, Anthonisen N. The Effect of Low Flow Oxygen Therapy on the Chemical Control of Ventilation in Patients with Hypoxemic COPD1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1980, 122: 833-40. PMID: 6779682, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1980.122.6.833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHypoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOxygen therapyHypoxic responseLow-flow oxygen therapyCentral ventilatory driveFlow oxygen therapyNocturnal oxygen therapyObstructive pulmonary diseaseArterial O2 saturationNocturnal oxygenPulmonary diseaseSuch patientsVentilatory driveMinute ventilationInspiratory flowO2 saturationPatientsTherapyContinuous oxygenMonthsHypoxiaInitial responseHypoxemiaVentilation
1978
Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude: Role of Ventilatory Drive and Lung Disease1–3
Kryger M, McCullough R, Doekel R, Collins D, Weil J, Grover R. Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude: Role of Ventilatory Drive and Lung Disease1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1978, 118: 659-666. PMID: 707889, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1978.118.4.659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause of hypoxemiaExcessive polycythemiaPolycythemic patientsTidal volumeNormal subjectsExcessive hypoxemiaChemical driveAbnormal breathing patternsAlveolar-arterial differenceSmall tidal volumesHigh-altitude residentsRespiratory QuestionnaireSpirometric featuresHypoxic depressionVentilatory driveLung diseaseControl subjectsVentilatory responseMinute ventilationNormal lungBreathing patternHypoxemiaPatientsPolycythemiaDead space