1994
Daytime oxygen saturation does not predict nocturnal oxygen desaturation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Mohsenin V, Guffanti E, Hilbert J, Ferranti R. Daytime oxygen saturation does not predict nocturnal oxygen desaturation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 1994, 75: 285-289. PMID: 8129580, DOI: 10.1016/0003-9993(94)90030-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNocturnal oxygen desaturationObstructive pulmonary diseaseOxygen desaturationAwake SaO2Nocturnal hypoxemiaPulmonary diseaseOxygen saturationDaytime oxygen saturationArterial oxygen saturationControl of breathingNocturnal SaO2COPD patientsPulmonary hypertensionAwake patientsPathologic mechanismsIndividual patientsNocturnal oximetryCardiac arrhythmiasPatientsSaO2HypoxemiaDesaturationOximetryDisease
1988
Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis: clinical spectrum, prognosis, and diagnostic approach.
Chan C, Loke J, Virgulto J, Mohsenin V, Ferranti R, Lammertse T. Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis: clinical spectrum, prognosis, and diagnostic approach. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 1988, 69: 976-9. PMID: 3190422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral diaphragmatic paralysisDiaphragmatic paralysisAcute respiratory failurePulmonary function testsRestrictive ventilatory defectSevere respiratory insufficiencyArterial blood gasGood quality survivalChronic respiratory acidosisCardiopulmonary decompensationCor pulmonaleDiaphragmatic impairmentRespiratory failureRespiratory insufficiencyVentilatory defectClinical courseRetrospective reviewAppropriate therapyFunction testsCardiopulmonary statusUnderdiagnosed conditionClinical spectrumRespiratory acidosisBlood gasSupine position