The phrase "deterioration of lung function" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the decline of the lungs' ability to function properly over time. For example: "Research has indicated a gradual deterioration of lung function in people who have been exposed to air pollution."
As recently as June, The New England Journal of Medicine reported on a new study in which a drug called cyclophosphamide, or Cytoxan, modestly helped slow thickening of the skin and deterioration of lung function.
Impairment of the activity of the CFTR chloride channel observed in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is the main cause of the deterioration of lung function.
As development of a remodelled airway is correlated with deterioration of lung function in asthmatics, there is an urgent need for therapies that reduce airway inflammation and reverse structural changes in a remodelled airway.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic airway inflammatory disease characterized by progressive deterioration of lung function [91, 92].
These results show that Bu-Fei granules alleviate the symptoms of COPD, may help delay the deterioration of lung function in patients and also have an anti-inflammatory effect.
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by recurring pulmonary exacerbations that lead to the deterioration of lung function and eventual lung failure.
Additional evidence will also be welcome to determine if its mechanism of action moderates the progression of lung function deterioration.
The same authors suggested that men are at greater risk of lung function deterioration in this setting than women.
Of particular interest will be additional evidence to determine if its unique mechanism of action moderates the progression of lung function deterioration and the clinical advantages this may offer over the current treatments.
Both measures of lung function (FEV1 and FVC) remained stable and showed no deterioration over the 5 year period post-BT.
Long-term exposure can permanently damage lung tissue and result in the loss of lung function.
