pulmonary reserve

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pulmonary reserve - the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress

reserve - (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions

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reserve			Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a well-known problem and includes excessive mediastinal shift to the ipsilateral side with bronchovascular compromise and decreased pulmonary reserve due to postoperative hyperinflation of the remaining lung (1). Unusual late cardiac complication of left pneumonectomy: left atrial ... by Dogan, Umuttan; Ozeke, Ozcan; Duksal, Faysal; Unlu, Murat / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi) The patient's pulmonary reserve may compensate for the bronchospastic effect of albuterol during a remission of the underlying illness and it may become life threatening during an exacerbation. Paradoxical bronchospasm: a potentially life threatening adverse ... by Nagajothi, Nagapradeep / Southern Medical Journal The main side effect we expected was lung damage - these patients are all at risk because of emphysema and very low pulmonary reserve," said Bush. Proton Beam Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Lung Cancer; Medically ... by Business Wire			Pullman Pullman car Pullman porter pullorum disease pullout pullover pullulate pullulate with Pullulation pullus Pulmobranchiata Pulmocutaneous Pulmogasteropoda Pulmograde Pulmometer pulmometry Pulmonarian pulmonary pulmonary anthrax pulmonary artery pulmonary circulation pulmonary congestion pulmonary embolism pulmonary emphysema pulmonary plexis pulmonary reserve Pulmonary resonance pulmonary stenosis pulmonary trunk pulmonary tuberculosis pulmonary valve pulmonary vein Pulmonata pulmonate Pulmonated Pulmonibranchiata Pulmonibranchiate pulmonic pulmonic plague Pulmonifera Pulmoniferous pulmonology Pulmotor Pulmozyme pulp pulp cavity pulp magazine Pulpatoon pulpboard Pulpiness pulping			pulmonary opening pulmonary opening pulmonary orifice pulmonary orifice pulmonary orifice Pulmonary origin Pulmonary Over-Inflation Syndrome pulmonary oxalosis pulmonary oxalosis pulmonary oxygen toxicity pulmonary panel pulmonary patterns pulmonary patterns pulmonary patterns Pulmonary Peak Expiratory Flow pulmonary perfusion pulmonary perfusion pulmonary perfusion Pulmonary pleura Pulmonary pleura pulmonary plexis pulmonary plexus pulmonary plexus pulmonary plexus Pulmonary Pressure-Flow Relationship Pulmonary Pressure/Mean Systemic Pressure Ratio Pulmonary Pseudotumor Pulmonary Rehabilitation Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program pulmonary renal syndrome pulmonary reserve Pulmonary Residual Tumor Mass Pulmonary resonance Pulmonary respiration Pulmonary respiration Pulmonary respiration pulmonary rupture pulmonary rupture pulmonary rupture Pulmonary semilunar valve Pulmonary semilunar valve Pulmonary semilunar valve Pulmonary semilunar valves Pulmonary semilunar valves Pulmonary semilunar valves Pulmonary sequestration Pulmonary sequestration Pulmonary sequestration Pulmonary sequestration Pulmonary shunt Pulmonary shunt Pulmonary shunt Pulmonary shunt pulmonary stenosis pulmonary stenosis pulmonary stenosis pulmonary stenosis pulmonary sulcus tumor Pulmonary surfactant Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein a Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein d

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