Impaired physical work capacity in patients with newly diagnosed destructive pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by bronchial obstruction
Shal'min, A.S.; Raĭtsina, G.M.
Problemy Tuberkuleza 10: 24-26
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-9533 PMID: 2594709 Document Number: 345808
To determine tolerance of new cases of destructive pulmonary tuberculosis to physical loading and to show dependence of their physical working capacity on severity of bronchial obstruction, 78 patients were examined. It was revealed that the working capacity did depend on severity of bronchial obstruction. The highest decrease in the physical working capacity was observed in the patients with obstruction of the large bronchi and generalized obstruction.