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Spirometry and Bronchodilator Test
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2017 Spirometry is a physiological test for assessing the functional aspect of the lungs using an objective indicator to measure the maximum amount of air that a patient can inhale and exhale. Acceptable spirometry testing needs to be conducted three times by
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The blue one takes a battering why do young adults with asthma overuse bronchodilator inhalers? A qualitative study [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2013 Objective: Overuse of short-acting bronchodilators is internationally recognised as a marker of poor asthma control, high healthcare use and increased risk of asthma death. Young adults with asthma commonly overuse short-acting bronchodilators. We sought
Cole, S, Griffiths, C, Seale, C
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Estimating the U.S. prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2010 [PDF]
Respiratory Research, 2013 BACKGROUND: During 2007–2010, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted a spirometry component which obtained pre-bronchodilator pulmonary lung function data on a nationally representative sample of US adults aged 6–79 years
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Bronchodilator responsiveness and reported respiratory symptoms in an adult population. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The relationship between patient-reported symptoms and objective measures of lung function is poorly understood.To determine the association between responsiveness to bronchodilator and respiratory symptoms in random population samples.4669 people aged ...
Wan C Tan +12 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Background: Infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are commonly treated with off-label drugs due to lack of approved therapies. To prioritize drugs for rigorous efficacy and safety testing, it is important to describe exposure patterns in ...
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Bronchodilators for bronchiolitis [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006 Bronchiolitis is an acute, viral lower respiratory tract infection affecting infants and often treated with bronchodilators.To assess the effects of bronchodilators on clinical outcomes in infants with acute bronchiolitis.We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library 2010, Issue 1) which contains the ...
Melissa B Scribani, Anne Gadomski
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Managing bronchiolitis in pediatric patients: Current evidence
Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2022 Background: Acute bronchiolitis is an inflammatory process affecting small airways. Although most cases are self-limiting, it is still one of the most common causes of hospitalization below 24 months of age. Treatment is mainly supportive. The purpose of
Subhranshu Sekhar Dhal, Hiremath Sagar
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Pharmaceuticals, 2021 Cucumis sativus L. is globally cultivated as an edible vegetable. Besides its nutritional benefits, it is used in traditional medicines against various ailments. The current study was designed to elucidate the multi-target mechanisms of a C.
Muqeet Wahid +7 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 Local anesthetics (LAs), such as lidocaine and mexiletine, inhibit bronchoconstriction in asthmatics, but adverse effects limit their use for this specific clinical application.
Katharinne Ingrid Moraes Carvalho +10 more
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