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Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 1981
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction (IP) is an uncommon disorder of gut motility which must be differentiated from mechanical intestinal obstruction. We have seen 11 such patients over the last 5 years. Characteristic symptoms, shared by mechanical obstruction, include abdominal distention and pain, nausea, and vomiting.
E H, Hirsh, D, Brandenburg, T, Hersh, W S, Brooks   +3 more
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Nursing Older People, 2017
A new report on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by the British Lung Foundation criticises the lack of progress in tackling lung disease.
Klaus F, Rabe, Henrik, Watz
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Chronic unilateral nasal obstruction

BMJ, 2021
A woman in her early 20s presented to the otorhinolaryngology clinic with a 10 month history of progressively worsening left sided nasal obstruction (“stuffy nose”) and rhinorrhoea. No seasonal pattern was detected. The patient’s right nostril was free of symptoms.
Qingwu, Wu, Qintai, Yang
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Chronic duodenal obstruction

The American Journal of Surgery, 1970
Summary o 1. Chronic duodenal ileus is a true clinical entity. 2. Nine case reports of patients with this condition are presented.
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Chronic Intestinal Pseudo‐Obstruction

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2013
Chronic intestinal pseudo‐obstruction (CIP) is a rare and serious disorder of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract characterized as a motility disorder with the primary defect of impaired peristalsis; symptoms are consistent with a bowel obstruction, although mechanical obstruction cannot be identified.
Scott L, Gabbard, Brian E, Lacy
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2015
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease with high global morbidity and mortality. COPD is characterized by poorly reversible airway obstruction, which is confirmed by spirometry, and includes obstruction of the small airways (chronic obstructive bronchiolitis) and emphysema, which lead to air trapping and shortness of breath in
Peter J, Barnes, Peter G J, Burney, Edwin K, Silverman, Bartolome R, Celli, Jørgen, Vestbo, Jadwiga A, Wedzicha, Emiel F M, Wouters   +6 more
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Pathology of chronic airflow obstruction

Chest, 1990
Classification of chronic airflow obstruction may be based on the site of the obstructing lesions. It is seldom that only one type of lesion is present, but one may often dominate. In chronic bronchitis, the major disease of large airways, chronic mucus hypersecretion, is reflected by an increase in size of bronchial mucous glands. This may be a factor
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Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction

Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 2005
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIP) is a gastrointestinal motility disorder characterized by chronic symptoms and signs of bowel obstruction in the absence of a fixed, lumen-occluding lesion. Radiographic findings consist of dilated bowel with air-fluid levels. Pseudo-obstruction is an uncommon condition and can result from primary or secondary
Kashyap V, Panganamamula, Henry P, Parkman   +1 more
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Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2007
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a severe functional digestive syndrome characterised by a derangement of gut propulsive motility which resembles mechanical obstruction. It may be associated with disabling and potentially life-threatening complications. CIPO can be secondary to a variety of diseases, but it is more frequently idiopathic.
COGLIANDRO, ROSANNA FRANCESCA, DE GIORGIO, ROBERTO, BARBARA, GIOVANNI, Cogliandro L, Concordia A, CORINALDESI, ROBERTO, STANGHELLINI, VINCENZO   +6 more
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Managing chronic obstructive disease

Nursing Standard, 1995
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a term which encompasses a range of different conditions. This article explains the various presentations and discusses how patients should be managed.
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