The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2013 Background: The association between low body mass index (BMI) and poor prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common clinical observation and it varies with different stages of COPD. Aims: To find out any correlation
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Pharmacological therapy for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, 2023 In recent years, emphasis has shifted from preventing and treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to early prevention, early treatment, and disease stabilization, with the main goal of improving patients’ quality of life and reducing the ...
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Bronchial thermoplasty : a new therapeutic option for the treatment of severe, uncontrolled asthma in adults [PDF]
, 2014 Bronchial thermoplasty is a young yet promising treatment for severe asthma whose benefit for long-term asthma control outweighs the short-term risk of deterioration and hospitalisation in the days following the treatment.
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Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 2023 Richard N van Zyl-Smit,1 Kenneth R Chapman,2 Huib AM Kerstjens,3 Christian Gessner,4 Hironori Sagara,5 Ana-Maria Tanase,6 Motoi Hosoe,6 Abhijit Pethe,7 David Lawrence,6 Hanns-Christian Tillmann,8 Peter D’Andrea7 1Division of Pulmonology and UCT Lung ...
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Implementing pediatric inpatient asthma pathways. [PDF]
, 2021 ObjectivePathways are succinct, operational versions of evidence-based guidelines. Studies have demonstrated pathways improve quality of care for children hospitalized with asthma, but we have limited information on other key factors to guide hospital ...
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Formoterol for the Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
International Journal of COPD, 2020 Donald P Tashkin Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USACorrespondence: Donald P TashkinDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10388 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USATel +1 310 825 3163Fax +1 310 ...
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Allergic Reaction to Aminophylline in a Case of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection with Measles: A Rare Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchMeasles is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by the measles virus. It leads to respiratory involvement with manifestations such as pneumonia, laryngobronchitis, pneumonitis, etc.
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Dupilumab efficacy in uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma with self-reported chronic rhinosinusitis [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody, blocks the shared receptor component for IL-4 and IL-13 signaling, key drivers of type 2 inflammation.
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Anticholinergic therapy for acute asthma in children. [PDF]
, 2012 Inhaled anticholinergics as single agent bronchodilators (or in combination with beta(2)-agonists) are one of the several medications available for the treatment of acute asthma in ...
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Investigating the suitability of high content image analysis as a tool to assess the reversibility of foamy alveolar macrophage phenotypes in vitro. [PDF]
, 2020 Many potential inhaled medicines fail during development due to the induction of a highly vacuolated or “foamy” alveolar macrophage phenotype response in pre-clinical studies.
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