More and more thoracic CT scans are being performed worldwide in order to detect lung diseases such as bronchial carcinoma ...

The SWOG S2302 Pragmatica-Lung trial, which broke new ground with its streamlined pragmatic design, unusually broad ...

Too much respiratory effort can injure both the lung and the diaphragm, whereas too much ventilator support with unduly high ...

Background Effective lung protective ventilation requires reliable, real-time estimation of lung volume at the bedside. Neonatal clinicians lack a readily available imaging tool for this purpose.

The following is a summary of “High flow nasal cannula and low level continuous positive airway pressure have different physiological effects during de novo acute hypoxemic respiratory failure,” ...

Residual volume (RV) is the amount of air left in the lungs after you fully exhale. RV is one of several factors that pulmonologists measure during pulmonary function testing to determine how well ...

Researchers conducted a retrospective study to investigate whether tidal volume was affected by the type of noninvasive oxygenation device used. They conducted a bench study using a manikin featuring ...

Tidal volume (TV) is one of the primary components of lung volumes and capacities. It indicates how much air enters or leaves the lungs during a standard breath. A normal tidal volume ranges from ...

The lung volumes include: 1. Tidal Volume (TV): The amount of air inhaled and exhaled during a regular breath. 2. Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV): The additional amount of air that can be inhaled ...

Your Vt can help a pulmonologist, or doctor who specializes in respiratory conditions, determine if you have either obstructive or restrictive lung disease. To calculate your tidal volume during a ...