vital capacity

Defining and Grading an Obstructive Ventilatory Impairment: American Thoracic Society/ European Respiratory Society Interpretive Strategies of 2005 Versus 2022

Balsam Barkous, Khouloud Kchaou, Chaima Briki, Sirine Jamli & Saloua Ben Khamsa Jameleddine · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) have issued several updates to their guidelines for lung function testing between 2005 and 2022. Objective: We aimed to compare ATS/ERS recommendations for 2005(R1) and 2022(R2) in defining...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i2984

A Comparative Study on Oxygen Saturation, Breath Rate, Lung Parameters, Anxiety and Depression Level in Geriatric Population

P. Chaitra Bhat, K. U. Dhanesh Kumar, Subhashchandra Rai & K. B. Riyas Basheer · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Background: Ageing has been associated with multiple medical conditions mainly due to impaired immune mechanisms and deteriorating physiological reserves such as declining physical health, increased risk for mental and emotional problems, economic constraints, changing roles and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930372