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Canadian Respiratory Journal, Volume 2, Issue 3, Page 161-171, 1995., 1995 The first section of this concluding part reviews epidemiological studies relating to oxidant exposures. There are convincing data from the eastern section of the continent that ozone, in combination with aerosol sulphates and acid aerosols, is strongly associated with hospital emergency visits and in‐patient admissions for acute respiratory disease ...
David V Bates
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Steroids: First Line Treatment in Pediatrics
Canadian Respiratory Journal, Volume 2, Issue A, Page 13A-18A, 1995., 1995 The benefits derived from the use or inhaled steroids in pediatric asthma are reviewed in relation to the age of the patient, the delivery system and the compliance versus frequency of administration of these medications. Side effects are discussed with regard to the age or the child and the following systems: the eyes, the skin, the oropharynx, the ...
Sheldon Spier
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Canadian Respiratory Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 21-39, 1994., 1994 The present definition or emphysema has three components: enlargement of airspaces. destruction or their walls and lack of fibrosis. Enlargement can be recognized by measuring the intcralvcolar wall distance or by comparing the airspaces under cnnsiJcration with adjacent or distant normal lung. Most recently.
William M Thurlbeck
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Endoscopic Management of Difficult Bile Duct Stones
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 323-328, 1992., 1992 More than 90% of all common bile duct concrements can be removed via the endoscopic retrograde route via endoscopic sphincterotomy, stone extraction by baskets and balloon catheters, or mechanical lithotripsy. Oversized, very hard or impacted stones, however, often still resist conventional endoscopic therapy.
Christian Ell
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 5, Issue 3, Page 103-111, 1991., 1991 Increased circulating noradrenaline in patients with cirrhosis is due to enhanced sympathetic nervous activity and is not merely the result of decreased clearance of catecholamines. There is a direct relation between the level of arterial norndrenaline and severity of cirrhosis, increased portal pressure and fluid accumulation; patients with the ...
Jens H Henriksen +2 more
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Update in Small Bowel Physiology: Part 2
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 4, Issue 8, Page 503-516, 1990., 1990 The recent advances in clinically important diseases of the small intestine have been reviewed however, the basis for many of these clinical advances rests with important observations on alterations in the physiology of the small intestine, as well as mechanistic observations of alterations in small 1nrestinal function in models of human disease.
RJ Fingerote +4 more
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Membrane Function: Its Relationship to Intestinal Absorption and Malabsorption
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 39-46, 1990., 1990 It is now clear that both chemical composition and physical properties of the intestinal microvillus membrane are critically important in determining its transport function. Recent advances in this field have been made in research laboratories around the world, and it is important that such data be put in a clinical perspective. The concept of membrane
JB Meddings
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Pregnancy and the Biliary System
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 4, Issue 5, Page 209-214, 1990., 1990 Alterations in the synthesis and secretion of bile salts and cholesterol and in gallbladder function occur during pregnancy. These changes are related to the effects of estrogen and progesterone. Biliary cholesterol saturation and the cholic acid/chenodeoxycholic acid ratio increase.
Helga Witt, J Joseph Connon
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On the Pathogenesis of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Irritable Bowel or the Irritable Patient?
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 33-38, 1990., 1990 The traditional perspective of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as a behavioural problem has tended to downplay the role of gastrointestinal dysfunction. Contrary to predictions based on the traditional philosophy, a recent study has shown that IBS patients have increased pain tolerance compared to healthy subjects.
Stephen M Collins
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