Applied physiology in clinical practice

Poster Discussion
Chairs: R. Pellegrino (Cuneo, Italy), J. Moxham (London, United Kingdom)

Pulmonary function abnormalities in adults with sickle cell disease - relationships to haemolysis and high resolution CT findings K. P. Sylvester, S. R. Desai, D. M. Hansell, A. U. Wells, S. L. Thein, A. Greenough (London, United Kingdom)
The effects of heat and moisture exchanger (HME) sites on humidification D. Inui, J. Oto, M. Nishimura (Tokushima, Japan)
Respiratory-related evoked potentials in children with neuromuscular disease B. Fauroux, F. Nicot, F. Renault, C. Donzel-Raynaud, A. Clement, C. Straus, T. Similowski (Paris, France)
The effect of therapeutic thoracentesis on expiratory flow limitation D. G. Spyratos, L. T. Sichletidis, K. I. Manika, T. N. Kontakiotis, D. A. Patakas (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Respiratory and quadriceps muscle strength in troponin I hypertrophic cardiomyopathy S. A. Sathyapala, M. J. Dayer, A. Varnava, W. J. Mc Kenna, A. Mier, M. I. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
Cough efficacy and expiratory muscle strength in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) M. Aiello, M. Maestrelli, A. Rampello, F. Granella, P. Tzani, M. Franceschini, D. Olivieri, A. Chetta (Parma, Italy)
Breathing pattern during rest and exercise in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and COPD before lung transplantation H. Wilkens, A. Aliverti, J. Britten, B. Weingard, A. LoMauro, G. Sybrecht (Homburg, Germany; Milano, Italy)
Ventilatory reserve following critical illness J. Pickles, C. Jolley, D. Lasserson, M. I. Polkey, J. Moxham (London, United Kingdom)
The effect of age on the neuromuscular properties of the diaphragm J. Pickles, C. Jolley, D. Lasserson, M. I. Polkey, J. Moxham (London, United Kingdom)
A soluble adhesion molecule ‘E-selectin‘; an activation marker and prognostic indicator in sarcoidosis? H. Yanardag, S. Uygun, Y. Karter, H. Uzun, S. Demirci, E. Ozturk (Istanbul, Turkey)
Tumor necrosis factor and pulmonary gas transfer in common variable immunodeficiency S. Gregersen, A. Holm, P. Aukrust, J. Kongerud, S. S. Frøland, B. Johansen (Oslo, Norway)
FVC/slow VC (FVC/SVC) as a marker for small airways obstruction, evaluated in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome H. Vink-Klooster, J. Cohen, W. van der Bij, E. A. M. Verschuuren, G. Koëter, D. S. Postma, W. Douma (Groningen, Netherlands)
Determinants of FVC/slow VC (FVC/SVC) as a potential small airways parameter in asthma J. Cohen, D. S. Postma, N. ten Hacken, W. Douma (Groningen, Netherlands)
Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species-mediated effects on the intercostal muscle of patients with sleep apnea syndrome A. Nowinski, E. Barreiro, B. de la Puente, P. Sliwinski, J. Gea (Warsaw, Poland; Barcelona, Spain)
Breathing regulation of opiate dependent patients before and after 5 years of methadone maintenance treatment E. Kolarzyk, D. Pach, J. Chrostek-Maj (Krakow, Poland)
Impact of respiratory and limb muscle dysfunction in exercise tolerance of young patients with idiopathic scoliosis J. M. Martinez-Llorens, M. Colomina, M. Ramirez, J. Bago, A. Sanchez-Font, A. Molina, E. Caceres, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)
Relationships between inspiratory muscle function and daytime or nocturnal hypoventilation in myotonic dystrophy (MD) N. Bautin, A. Mallart, M. Lemyze, R. Matran, T. Perez (Lille, France)
Intra and inter observer variability in determining mucus clearance using radio aerosol tracer method M. C. Leegte, M. A. Edens, G. Akkerman, H. M. Stiekema, P. J. Wijkstra, E. van Weert (Groningen, Netherlands)
Insulin therapy preserves pulmonary diffusing capacity H. El-Jundi, S. Dagdelen, A. U. Demir, O. El-Jundi, L. Çöplü (Ankara, Turkey)