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Eagle_303
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09/24/08 - 07:26 PM       #1

A patient comes with suspected GBS .You admit that patient.You are concerned about his respiratory muscle involvement which are this moment working ok. Which the most commojn PFT applied to detect early that repiratory muscles have started paralysing??


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09/24/08 - 07:59 PM       #2

You check Vital Capicity

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09/24/08 - 09:23 PM       #3

words of kaplan..Vital capacity

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09/25/08 - 01:07 AM       #4

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Agree


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09/25/08 - 09:52 AM       #5

Yes its important to know each entity of the Pulmonary Function test..

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09/25/08 - 10:12 AM       #6

Absolutely True Guys .

Vital capacity

BTW ,Janan ! I could not find it in Kaplan.Can you please give me page number.

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09/25/08 - 10:34 AM       #7

Also, it is extremely important to monitor the vital capacity in patients with GBS and initiate early respiratory support to prevent death from respiratory failure

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09/25/08 - 11:43 AM       #8

ngaybinhyen wrote:
Also, it is extremely important to monitor the vital capacity in patients with GBS and initiate early respiratory support to prevent death from respiratory failure

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Thanks brother ,I got it


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09/25/08 - 02:06 PM       #9

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