Systemic and Local Corticosteroid Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis

FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUMES B ' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mm Between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. the pattern of change was different in each subject.The F.E.V. of the mildly disabled patients and the F.V.C. of some of the severely disabled patients varied in a regular manner.Other changes appeared random (Figs. 1 and2).A number of patients showed a distinct fall in the F.V.C. after the midday meal.