DIAPHRAGM KINETICS IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS PATIENTS AND GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX.

E V ShevelevaM M IlkovichL N NovikovaV E PearleyD V DzadzuaL Yu Dolinina

Published in: Eksperimental'naia i klinicheskaia gastroenterologiia = Experimental & clinical gastroenterology (2018)

72 patients with pulmonary fibrosis were examined with ultrasound method. Some of them have also gastroesophageal reflux. Changes in amplitude of diaphragm motion during intensified breathing were informative. Diaphragm level in patients with gastroesophageal reflux was lower than without refiux.

Keyphrases

pulmonary fibrosis
mechanical ventilation
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
magnetic resonance imaging
prognostic factors
intensive care unit
peritoneal dialysis
computed tomography
mass spectrometry
acute respiratory distress syndrome