The nature of small-airway obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2004 J. Hogg +10 more
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Small-airway obstruction and emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2011 J. McDonough +18 more
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Rare Cause of Severe Dyspnea After Tracheotomy-Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023 Deep neck infections are serious conditions and can present with acute upper airway obstruction. Our priority in the treatment is to ensure airway safety, and tracheotomy may be needed to overcome the upper airway obstruction.
Kemal Koray Bal +5 more
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Topicalisation of airway for awake fibre-optic intubation: Walking on thin ice
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2018 Topicalisation of the airway by various techniques has routinely been recommended for awake fibre-optic bronchoscopy in cases of difficult airway. However, topicalisation by itself can cause airway obstruction by decreasing the tone of the laryngeal ...
Mamta Dubey, Soumi Pathak, Furkan Ahmed
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On the Role of Mechanics in Chronic Lung Disease. [PDF]
, 2013 Progressive airflow obstruction is a classical hallmark of chronic lung disease, affecting more than one fourth of the adult population. As the disease progresses, the inner layer of the airway wall grows, folds inwards, and narrows the lumen.
Eskandari, Mona +2 more
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Flow-volume curve analysis for predicting recurrence after endoscopic dilation of airway stenosis [PDF]
, 2019 The flow-volume curve is a simple test for diagnosing upper airway obstruction. We evaluated its use to predict recurrence in patients undergoing endoscopic dilation for treatment of benign upper airway ...
Andreetti, Claudio +11 more
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Paucigranulocytic asthma: Uncoupling of airway obstruction from inflammation.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2019 Among patients with asthma, heterogeneity exists regarding the pattern of airway inflammation and response to treatment, prompting the necessity of recognizing specific phenotypes.
O. Tliba, R. Panettieri
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Nasal Airway Obstruction: Prevalence and Anatomic Contributors
Ear, nose, & throat journal, 2018 Surgical treatments for nasal airway obstruction (NAO) are commonly offered as part of otolaryngology practice. Anatomic causes include septal deviation, inferior turbinate hypertrophy, and nasal valve collapse (NVC).
D. Clark +3 more
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Tensin1 expression and function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
, 2019 open access articleChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitutes a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Genome wide association studies have shown significant associations between airflow obstruction or COPD with a non-synonymous SNP in ...
Amrani, Y. +7 more
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Acute airway obstruction management in scorpion envenomation to submandibular region: A case report
Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2018 Acute airway obstruction following scorpion envenomation to the head and neck region can present a unique challenge to a clinical practitioner and will require expeditious management to appropriately secure the airway. We present the case of acute airway
Winslo Idicula +2 more
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