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B mode images of Case A showing DTi 0.28 cm, DTe 0.15 cm with measured DTf of 0.87 cm on Day 1, and DTi 0.37 cm, DTe 0.23 cm with measured DTf 0.61 cm on Day 2: DTi = Diaphragmatic Thickness on end Inspiration, DTe = Diaphragmatic Thickness on end expiration, DTF = Diaphragmatic Thickening Fraction.
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Her oxygenation status and work-of-breathing worsened, and on day 2, her DTF was 0.61 [Fig. 1].
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