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Capacity
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Capacity
Credit grantors' measurement of a person's ability to repay loans.


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Once extubated, alert, and cooperative, the patient in the ICU may benefit from breathing exercises to increase tidal volume, improve thoracic-cage mobility, increase inspiratory capacity, enhance cough efficacy, and assist in removal of secretions.
Chest physical therapy for patients in the intensive care unit by Ciesla, Nancy / Physical Therapy
Thus, a patient with a moderate degree of IM weakness would still have the force reserve needed to achieve a normal inspiratory capacity.
Inspiratory muscle training in the patient with neuromuscular disease by Tzelepis, George E. / Physical Therapy
Merrick and Axon,[17] studying healthy subjects, did not find isotonic diaphragmatic exercise to improve inspiratory capacity (IC), peak inspiratory flow rate, or peak inspiratory pressure, although the subjects' increased exercise capacity may suggest improved inspiratory muscle endurance.
A comparison of two breathing exercise programs for patients with ... by Imle, P. Cristina / Physical Therapy
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