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Table 1 Assessment of ventilatory function in DMD
Figure 1 Schematic diagram summarizing the natural course of the different respiratory functional parameters in DMD.
Notes: Upward arrow: increase; Downward arrow: decrease.
Abbreviations: FVC, forced vital capacity; MIP, maximal static inspiratory; PDI, trans-diaphragmatic pressure; POES, esophageal pressure; RV, residual volume; PGA, abdominal gastric pressure; SNIP, sniff nasal inspiratory pressure; TLC, total lung capacity; ERV, expiratory reserve volume; IRV, inspiratory reserve volume; DMD, Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Abbreviations: FVC, forced vital capacity; MIP, maximal static inspiratory; PDI, trans-diaphragmatic pressure; POES, esophageal pressure; RV, residual volume; PGA, abdominal gastric pressure; SNIP, sniff nasal inspiratory pressure; TLC, total lung capacity; ERV, expiratory reserve volume; IRV, inspiratory reserve volume; DMD, Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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