Advances in lung function I

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: W. Tomalak (Rabka, Poland), J. Makonga-Braaksma (Woudenberg, Netherlands)

Evaluation of respiratory impedance in asthma and COPD by forced oscillation technique using a MostGraph K. Fujimoto, K. Murata, S. Kanda, T. Honda, K. Kubo (Matsumoto, Japan)
Noninvasive evaluation of the respiratory muscular function by means of mechanomyographic signals of the diaphragm muscle in COPD patients A. Torres, J. A. Fiz, L. Sarlabous, J. Gea, J. M. Martínez-Llorens, J. Morera, R. Jané (Barcelona, Pamplona, Badalona, Spain)
Validity and reliability of maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) measurements made using two portable proprietary devices A. McConnell (London, United Kingdom)
Influence of different selection criteria on the assessment of respiratory muscle strength T. Radtke, T. Wüthrich, S. Illi, I. Frank, F. Gruner, C. M. Spengler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Diffusing capacity of the lung for nitric oxide and carbon monoxide: Influence of alveolar volume P. Diederen, C. van der Grinten (Netherlands)
Diagnostic value of lung diffusion capacity asymmetry for carbon monoxide (CO) E. Babarskov, Y. Shulagin, A. Cherniak, Z. Aisanov, A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Evaluation of pulmonary diffusion: TL_CO or K_CO? P. Reinhold, A. Kneucker (Jena, Germany)
Diving; does it matter, pO₂ or FIO₂? A. Houtkooper, P. J. A. M. van Ooij, R. A. van Hulst (Den Helder, Netherlands)
The "Missing Millions with COPD": Do the NICE criteria add to those under-diagnosed? R. Carter, R. Vaughn (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Greater Glasgow Health Board COPD Outreach Spirometry: What is the pick-up rate of this case finding service: 5 year experience R. Carter, R. Vaughn (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Differences in lung function between preterm newborn infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia P. Mondéjar-López, D. Pastor-Vivero, E. Martínez-Carrasco, P. García-Montes, E. Bragado-Alcaraz, M. Sánchez-Solís, L. García-Marcos (Murcia, Spain)
Impaired weight gain in CDH infants hampers the analysis of lung development H. Proquitté, O. Freiberger, S. Yilmaz, C. C. Roehr, R. R. Wauer, G. Schmalisch (Berlin, Germany)
Spirometry in the preschool child in the real life D. Siret, M. D. Donnou, I. Gibertini, C. Duboisbaudry, V. Moisan-Petit, N. Faure, V. Tessier (Saint-Nazaire, Brest, Tours, Vannes, France)
Respiratory function ‘tracking‘ in an asthma cohort from childhood through adulthood: A new approach A. M. Gibson, H. Tran, M. Roberts, N. Clarke, A. Tai, J. Wilson, C. Robertson (Melbourne, Australia)
Does FEV₁ deteriorate significantly between yearly follow-up assessments in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? K. Lewis-Jones (Stockport, United Kingdom)
Benchmarking a portable spirometer for use in epidemiological research R. Jenkins, P. Bridge, I. Dundas (London, United Kingdom)
Differentiation of mild obstructive diseases from healthy ageing in the elderly T. Gólczewski, W. Lubinski (Warsaw, Poland)
High prevalence of undiagnosed moderate-to-severe COPD in subjects visiting a tertiary care hospital for a routine medical check R. Balakrishnan, B. Brashier, S. Salvi, K. Gaikwad, S. Sharma, S. Rajan (Mumbai, Pune, India)
Screening spirometry is too expensive and inaccurate for detecting COPD in the general public S. Nelson, B. Thomashow, P. Enright, D. Mannino (Irving, , Tucson, Lexington, United States Of America)