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Abstract
Twenty patients with end‐stage renal failure who were on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) underwent pulmonary function testing (PFT) before and shortly after an HD session. On pre‐HD PFT, the mean values of all parameters except residual volume (RV) were in the normal range. Mean RV was high (152.9%), and mean diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) was high‐normal (110.4%). The pre‐HD static inspiratory (PImax) and expiratory pressures (PEmax) were much lower than normal (67.4% and 36.3%, respectively). After the HD session, repeat PFT revealed a small increase in expiratory flow rates, and a significant drop in PImax. There was a strong correlation between PImax and PEmax (r = 0.567, p < 0.01) at the pre‐ and post‐HD stages, indicating that common mechanism(s) are responsible for impairment of both inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength. The well‐preserved DLCO was thought to be due to the use of biocompatible dialyzer membranes. Chronic vascular congestion might be the other explanation of high DLCO.
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