Clinical and physiological observations from health to chronic illness

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: R. Garrod (London, United Kingdom), J. Vilaro (Barcelona, Spain)

Breathing pattern in parkinson´s disease patients and healthy elderly subjects V. F. Parreira, L. U. Guedes, D. G. Quintao, E. P. Silveira, G. M. Tomich, R. R. Britto, R. F. Sampaio, F. Goulart (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Respiratory patterns and muscle strength in chronic stroke survivors V. F. Parreira, L. F. Teixeira-Salmela, E. P. Inacio, T. O. Alcantara, I. C. Vieira, T. S. Brant, R. R. Britto (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Health-related quality of life in myasthenia gravis and its correlation with respiratory function G. A. F. Fregonezi, V. R. Resqueti, R. Güell, J. Pradas, P. Casan (Barcelona, Spain)
Sensation of dyspnea, fatigue and respiratory effort does not influence 6MWD in generalised myasthenia gravis G. A. F. Fregonezi, V. R. Resqueti, R. Güell, J. Pradas, P. Casan (Barcelona, Spain)
Multivariables added to walked distance during 6-min walk test (6MWT) can predict the maximal oxigen consumption (Vo2max) in end-stage renal disease patients M. D. G. Rodrigues Machado, A. C. S. Ruffini, J. L. M. Dalle, L. K. G. Soares, C. C. Coelho, E. S. Aquino, M. E. C. Lopes, G. C. Machado, E. R. Silveira (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Six minute walking test in asthmatic children: reproducibility and correlation with pulmonary function test, strength and endurance of the respiratory muscles M. D. G. Rodrigues Machado, A. C. Costa, A. L. Oliveira, C. A. Almeida, I. M. Oliveira, A. Dornelas Andrade, N. S. Jentzsch (Belo Horizonte, Recife, Brazil)
Assessment of tidal volume and thoracoabdominal motion using volume and flow-oriented incentive spirometers in healthy subjects: influence of body position V. F. Parreira, E. M. Coelho, G. M. Tomich, A. M. Alvim, R. R. Britto, R. F. Sampaio (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Comparison of tidal volume and thoracoabdominal motion between healthy elderly and young subjects V. F. Parreira, R. R. Britto, L. F. Prado, J. M. Rodrigues, D. S. Vieira, E. M. Coelho, G. M. Tomich (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Evaluation of tidal volume and thoracoabdominal contribution in healthy women in different exercise intensities V. F. Parreira, R. B. Lopes, R. R. Britto, M. T. Papatela, F. C. Campos (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Airway clearance in bronchiectasis: a randomised crossover trial of active cycle of breathing techniques (ACBT) versus a new device J. E. Patterson, J. M. Bradley, O. Hewitt, J. S. Elborn (Newtownabbey, Belfast, United Kingdom)
Chest physiotherapy (CP) in asthma crisis (AC): is it possible?Is it of use? L. M. Jeronimo, C. Fonseca-Guedes, E. Machado, M. P. T. Nunes (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Relationship between six minute walk test and symptom-limited bicycle ergometer in patients with cystic fibrosis patients H. Arikan, S. Savci, U. B. Tugay, M. Ozturk, S. Erat, D. Inal Ince, U. Ozcelik, N. Kiper (Ankara, Turkey)
Ultrasound evaluation of diaphragm during respiratory muscle endurance test in healthy volunteers M. D. G. Rodrigues Machado, L. M. Pereira, M. R. Chaves, V. L. Ribas, T. B. Tavares, P. R. A. Nacaretti, A. Dornelas Andrade, A. V. Machado (Belo Horizonte, Recife, Brazil)
Respiratory hygiene with the dry sodium chloride aerosol A. V. Chervinskaya (St Petersburg, Russia)
Association between positive end expiratory pressure(PEEP) and positive expiratory pressure(PEP) in the jet nebulizers and ultrasonic nebulizers in patients with copd and asthma A. Dornelas de Andrade, V. Penz, D. Barauna, N. Moraes, M. D. S. Pilé, E. França, R. Siqueira, P. Marinho, V. Galindo Filho, M. D. G. Rodrigues Machado (Recife, Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Influence of postural pattern during nebulization using broncodilators drugs on the maximal inspiratory pressure(MIP), maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) and peak expiratory flow (PEF) in asmathic children A. Dornelas de Andrade, K. Silva, T. Andrade, M. D. G. Rodrigues Machado, P. Marinho, N. Moraes, V. Galindo Filho, E. Sarinho (Recife, Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Jet nebulization associated to noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NMV): pulmonary deposition pattern of inhaled radioaerossol E. França, A. Dornelas de Andrade, G. Cabral, P. Almeida, K. Silva, P. Marinho, V. Galindo Filho, V. Parreira (Recife, Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Lung deposition pattern of inhaled radiotracers during the breath-stacking (BS) and incentive spirometry (IS) techniques D. Machado-Diniz, A. Dornelas de Andrade, A. Lopes, M. Mendes, E. Bellaguarda, R. Macena, M. D. G. Rodrigues-Machado (Recife, Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte, Brazil)