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    The FDA asked for more testing regarding the recall of certain Philips Respironics ventilators, bilevel positive airway pressure machines and continuous positive airway pressure machines, according to an update from the agency.“The FDA remains unsatisfied with the status of this recall, and we continue to take steps to protect the health and safety of individuals using these devices,”

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    Normally, the lung volume at end-expiration generally approximates the relaxation volume of the respiratory system, ie, the lung volume determined by the static balance between the opposing elastic recoil of the lung and chest wall.1 However, in patients with airflow limitation, the end-expiratory volume may no longer be determined by an equilibrium between static forces. Instead, end-expiratory…

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