Walking trial for 6 minutes in the indication of long-term oxyde treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
- Author:
Nguyen Thi Van
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
COPD, walk, treatment
- MeSH:
Walking;
Therapeutics;
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2004;303(10):33-36
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Objective: To evaluate the decrease of pulmonary function in patients with respiratory distress in order to help physicians give appropriate indication of oxygenotherapy at home with appropriate doses. Subject: 37 patients and 20 healthy people in control group. Results: There isn't any change in heart rate, FEV1, walking distance, and SaO2 after walk test in healthy people. Elevating in radial artery pulse (+50 in male, +55 in female) represents increasing the need of oxygen during exercise. SaO2 decreases significantly. PaCO2 reduces. Patients can't walk as long as the healthy. Evaluting SaO2 decrease after walk test can help physicians give appropriate indication of oxygenotherapy at home with appropriate doses
