title: Respiratory muscles in internal medicine.
abstract: This review provides evidence that respiratory muscle abnormalities are present in many illnesses of internal medicine and emphasizes that clinicians should look for respiratory muscle weakness in many circumstances, particularly immunological disorders. Controversial results in hormonal diseases, metabolic diseases and abdominal disorders indicate areas for further research.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi ONLUS via Imprunetana, Monte Oriolo, Pozzolatico, Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Misuri
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stendardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scano
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*