Epidemiology of acute lung injury in patients with cerebrovascular accident: a retrospective study

Assessment of Pulmonary Function Tests in Patients of Hypothyroidism and of the Effects of Levothyroxine on Their Pulmonary Function Tests

“…FEV1 is the volume of air exhaled in the first second and it is the most reproducible and most useful measure of lung function and that is according to the study conducted by Valjevac et al, [12] who suggested that the cause of reduced respiratory function is due to decreased respiratory muscle strength, hypoventilation which is related to the degree and duration of hypothyroidism, while Cakmak et al [13] observed a significant reduction in FEV1 and FVC in patients with hypothyroidism as compared to control. Even in asymptomatic patients with hypothyroidism, respiratory system can be dangerously and insidiously affected.…”