The Vital Capacity in Pulmonary Emphysema
Authors: GEORGE C. LEINER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 January 1964The Vital Capacity in Pulmonary EmphysemaGEORGE C. LEINER, M.D., F.A.C.P., SOL ABRAMOWITZ, B.S., MAURICE J. SMALL, M.D., F.A.C.P.GEORGE C. LEINER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, SOL ABRAMOWITZ, B.S.Search for more papers by this author, MAURICE J. SMALL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-1-61 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is commonly believed that the vital capacity of patients with obstructive or bullous pulmonary emphysema is more or less diminished; mild emphysema is supposed to be accompanied by slight reduction of the vital capacity, and the vital capacity decreases with increasing severity of emphysema. This view is supported by numerous statements in the literature, among them are Myers (1), "Emphysema unquestionably reduces the vital capacity of the lungs," and others (2-22). ". . . The vital capacity is often normal in size . . . As the disease progresses, the vital capacity falls . . . ," (Fletcher, Hugh-Jones,...References1. MYERS JA: Vital Capacity of the Lungs, Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1925. Google Scholar2. HURTADOKALTREIDERFRAYBROOKSMCCANN ANLWWWDW: Studies of total pulmonary capacity and its subdivisions. VI. Observations on cases of obstructive pulmonary emphysema. J. Clin. Invest. 13: 1027, 1934. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. HURTADOKALTREIDERFRAYBROOKSMCCANN ANLWWWDW: Studies of total pulmonary capacity and its subdivisions. VIII. Observations on cases of pulmonary fibrosis. J. Clin. Invest. 14: 81, 1935. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. HURTADOKALTREIDERMCCANN ANLW: Studies of total pulmonary capacity and its subdivisions. IX. 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