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Antimicrobial treatment of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

, 2014
Bronchiectasis unrelated to cystic fibrosis is characterized by chronic wet or productive cough, recurrent exacerbations and irreversible bronchial dilatation.
Bell, S.C., Bell, Scott, Chang, Anne B, Bell, Scott C., Grimwood, Keith, Chang, Anne B., Chang, A.B., Grimwood, K., Bell, Scott C   +8 more
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Input Visualizations to Track Health Data by Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract Older adults living with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) can considerably benefit from collecting and reflecting on their health data. Many older adults collect their health data using various approaches, such as digital tools or handwritten notebooks.
Shri Harini Ramesh, Foroozan Daneshzand, Matteo Sotelo, Mahsa Sinaei, Fateme Rajabiyazdi   +4 more
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Eosinophilia and Hypereosinophilia: A Practical Approach to Navigating a Broad Differential Diagnosis

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Eosinophilia, defined as an absolute eosinophil count (AEC) of ≥ 0.5 × 109/L, is a frequently encountered finding with a vast spectrum of potential underlying etiologies. Hypereosinophilia (HE) is defined as AEC > 1.5 × 109/L and may become life‐threatening when eosinophil‐induced organ damage occurs, defining the hypereosinophilic syndrome ...
Stijn Wigerinck, Peter Vandenberghe
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High prevalence of bronchiectasis in emphysema-predominant COPD patients

, 2018
Shuang Dou,1 Chunyan Zheng,1 Liwei Cui,1 Mengshuang Xie,1 Wei Wang,1 Hui Tian,1 Kang Li,1 Kaidi Liu,1 Xinyu Tian,1 Xin Wang,1 Qun Zhang,1 Xin Ai,1 Junchao Che,1 Qixiao Liu,1 Haijun Li,2 Wei Xiao1 1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Qilu Hospital ...
Li H, Liu K, Cui L, Tian H, Xie M, Liu Q, Xiao W, Che J, Li K, Zhang Q, Dou S, Tian X, Zheng C, Wang W, Wang X, Ai X   +15 more
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Assessing lung health disparities in Aboriginal Australians: inter‐community variation in spirometry pattern among adult Aboriginal people in rural and remote Australia

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined inter‐community‐based variations in spirometry parameters in 243 Aboriginal patients aged >18 years from 14 individual remote communities (61% female, with a median age of 54.6 years). Mixed ventilatory impairment was the most common pattern (51.6%), followed by restrictive (32.4%) and obstructive (9.8%).
Ara J. Perez, Timothy Howarth, Payi L. Ford, Malcolm Laughton, Helmi Ben Saad, Subash S. Heraganahally   +5 more
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Preoperative Medical Evaluation and Optimisation of Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy (GMFCS IV and V) With Complex Medical Comorbidity Undergoing Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgery: Results of a Combined Rehabilitation Orthopaedic Paediatric Service

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To describe preoperative medical evaluation, optimisation and acute postoperative outcomes in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) undergoing lower limb orthopaedic surgery managed in a Combined Rehabilitation Orthopaedic Paediatric Service (CROPS). Methods A retrospective medical record review of children and adolescents with
Jennifer Armstrong, Emre Ilhan, Verity Pacey, Paula Bray, Matthias Axt, Jacqueline Dalby‐Payne   +5 more
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A pilot study of the impact of high-frequency chest wall oscillation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with mucus hypersecretion [PDF]

, 2011
Indranil Chakravorty1, Kamaljit Chahal2, Gillian Austin21St George's Hospital, London, 2East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Lister Hospital and Primary Care Trust, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UKIntroduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Chahal, K, Chakravorty, I, Chahal K, null Chahal, Austin G, Chakravorty I, Indranil Chakravorty, Austin, G, null Austin   +8 more
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Mucolytics for bronchiectasis

, 2001
Bronchiectasis is predominantly an acquired disease process representing the end stage of a variety of unrelated pulmonary insults. It is defined as a persistent irreversible dilatation and distortion of medium-sized bronchi. Patients diagnosed with bronchiectasis frequently have difficulty exporating the infected sputum.
Crockett, A., Cranston, J., Alpers, J., Latimer, K.   +3 more
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Incidental Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Lung Transplant Donor‐Recipient Pairs: Exploratory Associations With Clinical Outcomes in a Post Hoc Analysis

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
In 53 lung transplant donor‐recipient pairs, community‐acquired respiratory viruses were incidentally detected by syndromic PCR in 13.2% of donor and 20.8% of recipient bronchoalveolar lavages, with exploratory, unadjusted signals towards longer hospitalization and chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
Andrea Lombardi, Letizia Corinna Morlacchi, Giulia Renisi, Lorenzo Rosso, Jacopo Fumagalli, Patrizia Bono, Ilaria Righi, Valeria Rossetti, Arianna Liparoti, Cecilia Azzarà, Davide Mangioni, Laura Alagna, Anna Celotti, Claudia Alteri, Chiara Abbruzzese, Annapaola Callegaro, Francesco Blasi, Giacomo Grasselli, Mario Nosotti, Alessandra Bandera   +19 more
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Relationship between the presence of bronchiectasis and acute exacerbation in Thai COPD patients

, 2018
Theerasuk Kawamatawong,1 Jitsupa Onnipa,1 Thitiporn Suwatanapongched2 1Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University ...
Kawamatawong T, Suwatanapongched T, Onnipa J   +2 more
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