Grading of Respiratory Muscles

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   mcnulty
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Posted - 02/12/2006 :  18:03:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Just wondering if anyone knows of an objective way to grade the respiratory muscles?
MMPT
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Posted - 02/16/2006 :  11:17:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here is an article that might help:
http://erj.ersjournals.com/cgi/reprint/8/11/1949
Otherwise, I found a muscle testing book, Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Examination 7th Edition utilized the following scale to assess cough:
Functional: Normal or only sight impairment
-crisp or explosive expulsion of air
-volume is sharp and clearly audible
-able to clear airway of secretions
Weak functional: Moderate impairment that affects the degree of active motion or endurance:
-decreased volume and diminished air movement
-appears labored
-may take several attempts to clear airway
Nonfunctional: Severe impairment
-no clearance of airway
-no expulsion of air
-coughing attempt may be nothing more than an effort to clear the throat
Zero: cough is absent 

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	mcnulty 2 Posts Posted - 02/12/2006 : 18:03:43 Show Profile Reply with Quote Just wondering if anyone knows of an objective way to grade the respiratory muscles? MMPT USA 6 Posts Posted - 02/16/2006 : 11:17:13 Show Profile Reply with Quote Here is an article that might help: http://erj.ersjournals.com/cgi/reprint/8/11/1949 Otherwise, I found a muscle testing book, Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Examination 7th Edition utilized the following scale to assess cough: Functional: Normal or only sight impairment -crisp or explosive expulsion of air -volume is sharp and clearly audible -able to clear airway of secretions Weak functional: Moderate impairment that affects the degree of active motion or endurance: -decreased volume and diminished air movement -appears labored -may take several attempts to clear airway Nonfunctional: Severe impairment -no clearance of airway -no expulsion of air -coughing attempt may be nothing more than an effort to clear the throat Zero: cough is absent

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