The pulmonary function assessment was performed by spirometric measures of lung function capacities specifically, force vital capacity (FVC) defined as the volume of air in litres that can forcefully and maximally exhaled.
This study reported a randomised controlled trial, which investigated the effects of Tai Chi on lung function, exercise capacity, and diaphragm strength in patients with COPD.
We assessed the effect of a 5-day treatment with formoterol 12 μg twice daily on lung function, exercise capacity and dyspnea in 22 stable COPD patients, and compared 6-MWT with 12-MWT in evaluating formoterol efficacy.
I was the strongest and healthiest I've ever been in my life (though I probably should've been eating more calories at the time), but I had improved mood, a sense of accomplishment, better lung function & capacity, and I felt like a total badass!
The emphysema-predominant subjects had more severe COPD, based on measures of lung function, exercise capacity and symptoms.
LVRS has been clearly shown to improve lung function, exercise capacity, and survival in selected patient groups.
CF is chronic and the expected course of the disease is a progressive deterioration of health resulting in decreasing lung function and capacity.
There was no significant reduction in the number of exacerbations, emergency department visits, lung function, exercise capacity and days lost from work [ 7].
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive chronic disease, characterized by an irreversible decline in lung function, exercise capacity and health status.
Successful LVR resulted in clinically and statistically significant improvements in lung function, exercise capacity, and quality of life, accompanying the radiologic evidence of volume loss.
We included trials comparing salmeterol or formoterol with placebo or with ipratropium bromide and reporting one of these outcomes: lung function; exercise capacity; quality of life scores; dyspnea; exacerbations; rescue inhaler use; incidence of tachycardia, hypokalemia, or dry mouth.
