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Can oscillometry be a substitute to spirometry in the indigent?

The practical difficulties of using spirometry in a 3-year-old girl are highlighted, especially during the COVID-19 era. Oscillometry, a tidal breath-based technique, has shown promising future to reliably assess lung functions in the vulnerable cohort. A simple algorithmic approach has been provide...

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Autor principal: Gupta, Neeraj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8926232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34975057
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_72_21
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spelling pubmed-89262322022-03-17 Can oscillometry be a substitute to spirometry in the indigent? Gupta, Neeraj Lung India Case Report The practical difficulties of using spirometry in a 3-year-old girl are highlighted, especially during the COVID-19 era. Oscillometry, a tidal breath-based technique, has shown promising future to reliably assess lung functions in the vulnerable cohort. A simple algorithmic approach has been provided till reference values can be established with multicenter studies. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022 2021-12-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8926232/ /pubmed/34975057 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_72_21 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Indian Chest Society https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Can oscillometry be a substitute to spirometry in the indigent?
title Can oscillometry be a substitute to spirometry in the indigent?
title_full Can oscillometry be a substitute to spirometry in the indigent?
title_fullStr Can oscillometry be a substitute to spirometry in the indigent?
title_full_unstemmed Can oscillometry be a substitute to spirometry in the indigent?
title_short Can oscillometry be a substitute to spirometry in the indigent?
title_sort can oscillometry be a substitute to spirometry in the indigent?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8926232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34975057
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