PHYSIOLOGICAL METHODS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ASTHMA AND EMPHYSEMA
Authors: Alvan L. Barach
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 October 1938PHYSIOLOGICAL METHODS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ASTHMA AND EMPHYSEMAALVAN L. BARACH, M.D., F.A.C.P.ALVAN L. BARACH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-4-454 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe purpose of this paper is (1) to describe the diagnostic value of a quantitative and qualitative study of the pulmonary ventilation when employed as a test of respiratory function, (2) to report on the results of physiologically directed therapy in asthma and pulmonary emphysema with especial reference to the evaluation of this treatment by measurements of pulmonary function. 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