[Ability for physical work of patients with newly-diagnosed destructive pulmonary tuberculosis]

To find a relationship between a decrease in physical working capacity and the nature of bronchial tree lesions and the degree of bronchial obstruction, 124 patients with newly diagnosed destructive pulmonary tuberculosis were examined. The studies demonstrated that the physical capacity for work depended on the extent of bronchial tree lesions, the severity and extent of bronchial obstruction. A maximum decrease in the physical capacity for work is observed in bilateral diffuse endobronchitis and the most severe bronchial obstruction. A decrease in the physical capacity for work of the 2-nd and 3-rd degrees is, as a rule, significantly observed with minor bronchial and generalized obstructions.