Sentence examples for poor respiratory function from inspiring English sources

Both had T2b (>5 cm) disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with very poor respiratory function.

The decision to pursue a VATS biopsy was made by their attending pulmonologist, based on poor respiratory function with high-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) changes suggestive of interstitial disease, marked worsening of the patient's condition, or any nodular radiologic patterns.

Treatment was decided upon according to clinical and routine biological findings and without knowledge of the SCS, although some of the comorbidities were obviously taken into account in therapeutic choice (eg poor respiratory function and surgical contraindication).

We do not know whether PVA itself causes this increased morbidity by prolonging the time spent on mechanical ventilation or instead is a marker of poor respiratory function in sicker patients at increased risk of high morbidity.

For adults, there is some evidence for associations between overweight and poor respiratory function [ 22], nose and throat complaints [ 23], common cold and influenza [ 24], respiratory diseases, including upper airways infections [ 25] and prescription of antibiotics and drugs for respiratory diseases [ 26, 27].

One patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had a modified GCS of 10, but was unable to maintain SSR, possibly due to poor respiratory muscle function or diminished respiratory drive.

In keeping with the postulated roles for ACE in the lung, the D-allele has been associated with development of the acute respiratory distress syndrome, and poorer markers of respiratory function in acute illness [ 13, 14].

Independently predictive patient-related variables include the physiological component of the POSSUM score (McCulloch et al, 2003), tumour stage, ASA grade and poor cardiac, hepatic or respiratory function (Bartels et al, 1998).

Moreover, many ARDS survivors develop long-term lung fibrosis, reduced respiratory function, and poor quality of life [1].

If pulmonary function tests reveal poor respiratory reserve, surgery may not be a possibility.

Patients affected by this chronic disease often present with acute superinfections or exacerbations caused by the emergence of new pathogens, an increase in habitual bacterial load, or the host inflammatory response, each of which leads to impaired respiratory function and a poor prognosis [ 2– 4].