title: [Ventilation mechanics as an aid to diagnosis of early emphysematous disease (author's transl)].
abstract: Respiratory function in 27 subjects with at least one anomaly in ventilation mechanics suggestive of emphysema was compared with that of a control population by means of plethysmographic indices. Results showed that static compliance to CRF and compliance for a volume nil for the elastic properties of the lung on the one hand and alveolar compression for dynamic properties on the other hand, appear to be valid criteria for early diagnosis of emphysema.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008170:Lung Compliance; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000503:physiopathology; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012119:Respiration
vernacular_title: Aide au diagnostic de la maladie emphysémateuse débutante. Arguments fournis par la mécanique ventilatoire.