HRCT findings of pulmonary sarcoidosis; relation to pulmonary function tests [PDF]
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2013 Background Chest-X-ray has several limitations in detecting the extent of pulmonary disease in sarcoidosis. It might not reflect the degree of pulmonary involvement in patients with sarcoidosis when compared to computed tomography of the thorax. We aimed
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Pulmonary function tests in type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis
ERJ Open Research, 2021 Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and pulmonary function tests. Methods After conducting an exhaustive literature search, we performed a meta-analysis.
Jesús Díez-Manglano, Uxua Asìn Samper
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Lung ultrasound in systemic sclerosis: correlation with high-resolution computed tomography, pulmonary function tests and clinical variables of disease [PDF]
Internal and Emergency Medicine, 2015 Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is the gold standard to diagnose ILD, recently lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged in SSc patients as a new promising technique ...
Amoroso, Antonio +8 more
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Pulmonary function tests and their associated factors in people living with HIV at Jimma medical center; Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2023 BackgroundPeople living with HIV (PLHIV) have a greater risk of developing respiratory disorders. The problems are linked to poor socio-economic status, high viral load, low CD4 counts, and antiretroviral therapy.
Muluken Teshome Azezew +3 more
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Pulmonary function tests in ulcerative colitis [PDF]
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2014 Background: Pulmonary impairment in patients suffering ulcerative colitis (UC) has been suggested by several investigators using standard pulmonary function tests (PFTs).
Babak Amra +5 more
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Pulmonary function tests in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2016 Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with microvascular and macrovascular complications. Effect of diabetes on lung capacity has been reported previously but with controversial results.
Simran Kaur, Nandini Agarwal
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Pulmonary function tests vary in different cities of Baluchistan, Pakistan
International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2017 Objective: The objective of this study was to measure the pulmonary function tests in population living in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Method: The study area was conducted in province of Baluchistan, which is the largest province of Pakistan.
Mobin Ahmed +2 more
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Prediction of exercise respiratory limitation from pulmonary function tests
Pulmonology, 2023 Background Evaluation of unexplained exercise intolerance is best resolved by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) which enables the determination of the exercise limiting system in most cases.
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Reproducibility of pulmonary function tests in patients with systemic sclerosis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease in which interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Clinical management of the lung disease is mainly based on pulmonary function testing (PFT) and their changes ...
P. Jacquerie +9 more
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Effect of Yoga on Pulmonary Function Tests and Arterial Stiffness in Post-COVID-19 Mild Moderate Cases. [PDF]
Maedica (Bucur)Mundhe R +7 more
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