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EFFECTS OF YOGA POSES AND BREATHING EXERCISES ON VITAL CAPACITY IN A HEALTHY MIDDLE-AGED MAN
...Several studies have shown increased vital capacity related to yoga. These studies...poses and breathing exercises on vital capacity. If selected yoga poses and breathing...1 5 minutes daily can increase vital capacity, such a program could be a viable...
December 1, 2003; Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal
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vital capacity
vital capacity The total amount of air that can be exhaled after maximum inspiration. The vital capacity of an average human is about 4.5 litres; in trained male athletes it can be 6 litres or more. However, some air always remains in the lungs (see residual volume ).
January 1, 2004; A Dictionary of Biology
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forced vital capacity
forced vital capacity (FVC) n. see vital capacity .
January 1, 2008; A Dictionary of Nursing
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vital capacity (VC)
The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 vital capacity (VC), a measurement of the amount of air that can...chest cage, physical fitness, posture, and sex. The vital capacity may be limited by disease, injury, or pregnancy. Compare...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia
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foreced expired vital capacity (FEVC)
...Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 foreced expired vital capacity (FEVC), the largest volume of air that can be forced...rapidly after taking a deep breath. Also called time vital capacity. The ideas, procedures and suggestions contained in...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia
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Tracheal intubation without muscle relaxant--a technique using sevoflurane vital capacity induction and alfentanil
...induction of anaesthesia with vital capacity breaths of sevoflurane 8% (more...respiratory irritant effect3. Using vital capacity breaths of sevoflurane (7 to 8...maximally and then inhale maximally (vital capacity induction technique) a mixture...
August 1, 2001; Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
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crying vital capacity (CVC)
The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 crying vital capacity (CVC), a measurement of the amount of air breathed in and out while an infant is crying. The CVC may be important in caring for...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia
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Optimizing Forced Vital Capacity with Shoulder Positioning in a Mechanically-Ventilated Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
...1) investigate whether optimal positioning of the shoulders in abduction and external rotation improves the forced vital capacity (FVC) and to (2) longitudinally follow FVC and pectoralis major muscle strength in a 62-year-old man with amyotrophic...
December 1, 2004; Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal
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Comparison of breathing patterns during exercise in patients with obstructive and restrictive ventilatory abnormalities
...expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity ratio 39 + or - 8%), and seven restrictive patients (forced vital capacity 55 + or - 16% predicted, forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity ratio 84% + or - 11%) performed...
September 1, 2003; Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
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COPD may point to obstructive sleep apnea.(Pulmonary Medicine)(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)(Brief article)
...higher forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity ratio and lower total lung capacity--may predict the...expiratory volume in one second ([FEV.sub.1]) / forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio, compared with COPD patients without OSA...
July 15, 2008; Family Practice News
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