Identifier |
20210221_nanos_posters_081 |
Title |
Single Breath Count as a Measure of Respiratory Function in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis |
Creator |
Shivaa Ramsewak; Sui Wong |
Affiliation |
(SR) (SW) Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Subject |
Neuro-ophthalmology & Systemic Disease (eg. MS, MG, Thyroid) |
Description |
Myasthenia gravis (MG) can cause respiratory muscle weakness, and so monitoring of respiratory function is an important part of management of patients with MG. This is often done using spirometry, which requires special equipment that needs calibration, and can be dependent on technique. The single breath count (SBC) is an alternative method of assessing respiratory function which can be easily done without any equipment in a face-to-face or virtual setting, and avoids aerosol generation and therefore reduced risk of Covid-19 transmission in the current pandemic. We aimed to determine whether there was any correlation between SBC and spirometry results and whether SBC could be used as an alternative to spirometry in patients with MG. |
Date |
2021-02 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2021 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2021: Poster Session II: Neuro-Ophthalmic Practice |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2021. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s64f7m8x |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
1675824 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64f7m8x |