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Editorial
. 2015 Mar-Apr;41(2):107-9.
doi: 10.1590/S1806-37132015000200002.

Respiratory muscles: myths and secrets

Eloara Vieira Machado Ferreira  1
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Editorial

Respiratory muscles: myths and secrets

Eloara Vieira Machado Ferreira. J Bras Pneumol. 2015 Mar-Apr.
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Figure 1 -. Diagnostic algorithm for respiratory muscle weakness. RMW: respiratory muscle weakness; PFT: pulmonary function testing; SNIP: sniff nasal inspiratory pressure; US: ultrasound; Pdi: transdiaphragmatic pressure; Pgas: gastric pressure; and EMG: e
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  • Diagnostic methods to assess inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength.
    Caruso P, Albuquerque AL, Santana PV, Cardenas LZ, Ferreira JG, Prina E, Trevizan PF, Pereira MC, Iamonti V, Pletsch R, Macchione MC, Carvalho CR. Caruso P, et al. J Bras Pneumol. 2015 Mar-Apr;41(2):110-23. doi: 10.1590/S1806-37132015000004474. J Bras Pneumol. 2015. PMID: 25972965 Free PMC article.

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