"Total Lung Capacity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The volume of air contained in the lungs at the end of a maximal inspiration. It is the equivalent to each of the following sums: VITAL CAPACITY plus RESIDUAL VOLUME; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY plus FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; TIDAL VOLUME plus INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME plus functional residual capacity; or tidal volume plus inspiratory reserve volume plus EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME plus residual volume.
| Descriptor ID |
D014109
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.386.700.485.750 G09.772.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Total Lung Capacity- Total Lung Capacity
- Lung Capacity, Total
- Capacities, Total Lung
- Capacity, Total Lung
- Lung Capacities, Total
- Total Lung Capacities
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Total Lung Capacity" by people in Profiles.
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McMenimen JD, Gauthier JM, Puri V, Vazquez Guillamet R. "Horses for courses" computed tomography or predicted total lung capacity for size matching in lung transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2024 Jun; 24(6):928-932.
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Vazquez Guillamet R. Comments and opinions: Predicted total lung capacity equations: A barrier to the definition of safe lung size differences in lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 07; 41(7):996-997.
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Wang B, Yin Q, Wang YY, Tu Y, Han Y, Gao M, Pan M, Yang Y, Xue Y, Zhang L, Zhang L, Liu H, Tang R, Zhang X, Xiao J, Wang XH, Liu BC. Diaphragmatic dysfunction associates with dyspnoea, fatigue, and hiccup in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study. Sci Rep. 2019 12 18; 9(1):19382.
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Mehari A, Afreen S, Ngwa J, Setse R, Thomas AN, Poddar V, Davis W, Polk OD, Hassan S, Thomas AV. Obesity and Pulmonary Function in African Americans. PLoS One. 2015; 10(10):e0140610.
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Wjst M, Popescu M, Trepka MJ, Heinrich J, Wichmann HE. Pulmonary function in children with initial low birth weight. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 1998 May; 9(2):80-90.