Two diseases associated with an obstructive ventilatory defect are chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. In COPD, the airways become narrow due to inflammation and damage to the lungs, making it difficult to exhale fully. Asthma involves reversible airway obstruction and increased sensitivity to triggers, leading to symptoms like wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath.
In some cases, yes. Muscular dystrophy can weaken the muscles required for breathing, leading to respiratory insufficiency. Ventilatory assistance devices may be necessary to help with breathing support in severe cases of muscular dystrophy.
Ventilatory assistance devices may need to be used because of ALS
Ventilatory assistance devices may need to be used because of polio
Club foot or talipes equinovarus is the most common birth defect of the lower extremity, characterized by the foot turning both downward and inward. The defect can range from mild to severe.
Ventilatory assistance devices may need to be used because of myasthenia gravis
The ventilatory threshold is the point of exercise where your breathing starts to increase and become labored. It is when you cannot seem to pull in enough air.
Exposure to an infection, including German measles (rubella), cytomegalovirus, tuberculosis, syphilis, or toxoplasmosis; A birth defect (like a severe cardiovascular defect); A chromosome defect
Ventilatory assistance devices may need to be used because of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Ventilatory assistance devices may need to be used because of Guillain-Barre syndrome
The person who needs ventilatory assistance generally has normal gas exchange capacity, and simply needs help moving air in and out
Ventilatory assistance devices may need to be used because of high spinal cord injuries