Diagnosis of obstruction of the upper and central airways
Kryger M, Bode F, Antic R, Anthonisen N. Diagnosis of obstruction of the upper and central airways. The American Journal Of Medicine 1976, 61: 85-93. PMID: 779469, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(76)90048-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAirway ObstructionAirway ResistanceApneaBronchiectasisDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityPulmonary Heart DiseasePulmonary VentilationRadiographyResidual VolumeRespiratory System AbnormalitiesSleep Wake DisordersTracheal DiseasesTracheal NeoplasmsVital CapacityConceptsUpper airway obstructionAirway obstructionSleep deprivation syndromeFlow-volume loopsDiagnosis of obstructionMethods of diagnosisSuch patientsPhysical examinationUpper airwayCentral airwaysCorrect diagnosisDeprivation syndromePhysiologic testsCharacteristic historyObstructionPatientsDiagnosisAirwayInstructive caseSyndromeSleep