Causes of respiratory ailments in pregnancy
| Autor: | Edyta Dzięciołowska-Baran, Iwona Poziomkowska-Gęsicka, Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Sroka, Tomasz Sroczynski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Spirometry
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Vital Capacity spirometry Third trimester Pregnancy Forced Expiratory Volume Tidal Volume Medicine Humans Respiratory system Intensive care medicine medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Research respiratory symptoms General Medicine medicine.disease Pregnancy Complications Dyspnea Medicine public health Female business |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Medical Research ResearcherID |
| ISSN: | 0949-2321 |
| Popis: | Objective During pregnancy, especially during its third trimester, most pregnant women reported respiratory discomfort (dyspnea), despite the absence of previously coexisting respiratory illnesses. The aim of this study was to determine the reason for this discomfort. Materials and methods The study included 24 women examined before and after childbirth. Evaluation of respiratory complains was made on the basis of the respiratory questionnaire of St. George's Hospital. The data were correlated with the results of static and dynamic spirometric tests performed before and after childbirth. Results Pregnancy did not affect vital capacity (VC). Frequency of perceived symptoms correlated positively with IRV and the ratio IC/VC. A negative correlation was found between ERV and its derivative ERV/VC. There was no relationship between perceived discomfort and parameters of the flow-volume loop. Conclusions The extent of perceived respiratory discomfort (dyspnea) during pregnancy was primarily associated with a reduction in expiratory reserve (ERV). |
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