Respiratory failure in disorders of the thoracic cage

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1979 Apr;119(4):643-69. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1979.119.4.643.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Blood Gas Analysis
  • Cough
  • Diaphragm / physiology
  • Functional Residual Capacity
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
  • Lung / physiology
  • Neuromuscular Diseases / complications
  • Neuromuscular Diseases / physiopathology
  • Pulmonary Alveoli / physiopathology
  • Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity
  • Respiratory Dead Space
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Ribs / physiology
  • Scoliosis / complications
  • Scoliosis / physiopathology
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / physiopathology
  • Thoracic Diseases / complications*
  • Thoracic Diseases / physiopathology
  • Tidal Volume
  • Total Lung Capacity
  • Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio
  • Work of Breathing