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Effect of prolonged bed rest on lung volume in normal individualsThe effect of prolonged bed rest on the lung function was studied by measuring forced vital capacity (FVC) and total lung capacity (TLC) in normal subjects before, during, and after 11- to 12-day rest periods. It was found that both FVC and TLC increased during bed rest (compared with the ambulatory controls), while residual volume and functional residual capacity of the respiratory system did not change. It is concluded that the increase in TLC by prolonged bed rest is not dependent on alterations in plasma volume.
Document ID
19870030517
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Beckett, W. S.
(Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, MD, United States)
Vroman, N. B.
(Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, MD, United States)
Nigro, D.
(Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, MD, United States)
Thompson-Gorman, S.
(Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, MD, United States)
Wilkerson, J. E.
(Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Applied Physiology
Volume: 61
ISSN: 0161-7567
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Accession Number
87A17791
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NIH-HL-10342
CONTRACT_GRANT: NIH-HL-07534
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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