Thoracic ultrasound is increasingly considered to be an essential tool for the pulmonologist.
It is used in diverse clinical scenarios, including as an adjunct to clinical decision making for …

The diaphragm is the main muscle of respiration, acting continuously and uninterruptedly to
sustain the task of breathing. Diaphragmatic dysfunction can occur secondary to numerous …

Background Respiratory muscle ultrasound is a widely available, highly feasible technique
that can be used to study the contribution of the individual respiratory muscles related to …

Diaphragm Dysfunction (DD) is a respiratory disorder with multiple causes. Although both
unilateral and bilateral DD could ultimately lead to respiratory failure, the former is more …

Background The most characteristic clinical signs of stroke are motor and/or sensory
involvement of one side of the body. Respiratory involvement has also been described …

Diaphragm muscle dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a fundamental marker of
several age-related diseases and conditions including chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background: A variety of functional disorders can be caused after stroke, among which
impairment of respiratory function is a frequent and serious complication of stroke patients …

There can be many reasons that damage the function of the diaphragm, either transiently or
permanently, involving one hemilate or both muscle portions. The diaphragm is associated …

Although the diaphragm represents a critical component of the respiratory pump, the clinical
presentations of diaphragm dysfunction are often non‐specific and can be mistaken for other …

The ultrasound study of diaphragm function represents a valid method that has been
extensively studied in recent decades in various fields, especially in intensive care …