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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Journal of Physiotherapy, 2020
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Bonnevie, Tristan, Elkins, Mark
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Impact of moderate altitude on lung diseases and risk of high altitude illnesses

Revista de Investigación Clínica, 2022
A large world population resides at moderate altitudes. In the Valley of Mexico (2240 m above sea level) and for patients with respiratory diseases implies more hypoxemia and clinical deterioration, unless supplementary oxygen is prescribed or patients ...
Rogelio Pérez-Padilla
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 2016
COPD is a common, preventable, and treatable disease characterized by persistent airflow obstruction associated with enhanced inflammation in the airways and the lung in response to noxious particles or gases. Clinical history and pulmonary function testing are necessary for accurate diagnosis.
Yousef, Hattab, Sulaiman, Alhassan, Marvin, Balaan, Mark, Lega, Anil C, Singh   +4 more
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Neutrophilic Asthma Is Associated With Smoking, High Numbers of IRF5+, and Low Numbers of IL10+ Macrophages

Frontiers in Allergy, 2021
Asthma is a heterogenous disease with different inflammatory subgroups that differ in disease severity. This disease variation is hampering treatment and development of new treatment strategies.
Nil Turan, T. Anienke van der Veen, T. Anienke van der Veen, Christina Draijer, Christina Draijer, Fatemeh Fattahi, Fatemeh Fattahi, Fatemeh Fattahi, Nick H. ten Hacken, Nick H. ten Hacken, Wim Timens, Wim Timens, Antoon J. van Oosterhout, Maarten van den Berge, Maarten van den Berge, Barbro N. Melgert, Barbro N. Melgert, Barbro N. Melgert   +17 more
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Barriers to adherence to home-based pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Iran: a descriptive qualitative study

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic disease with numerous complications. Therefore, its effective management depends on home-based pulmonary rehabilitation.
Ramin Sami, Kobra Salehi, Marzieh Hashemi, Shila Haghighat, Vajihe Atashi   +4 more
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Assessment of Risk Factors against Severity of COPD in Non-Smokers

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013
Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in non-smokers has been an important concern in past decade. We studied the risk factors responsible for more severe Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Ashok Kumar Panjwani, Shaista Ghazal, Ravi Mahat, Maria Malik, Nadeem Rizvi   +4 more
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Guidelines of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2025 Edition) [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) poses a serious threat to human health, making it one of the major global public health burdens. In 2023, an expert consensus group was established to address key clinical questions in the integrated Chinese ...
Guideline Working Group of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Management for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of COPD in Nepal: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2022
Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a common, preventable, and treatable disease. Here, we conducted a systematic review of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and its risk factors in Nepal for the last two decades.
Pravash Budhathoki, Dhan Bahadur Shrestha, Yub Raj Sedhai, Ramkaji Baniya, Ayush Bhatt, Kabita Chaudhary, Astutee Acharya, Ruja Rajkarnikar, Madan Basnet, Alok Atreya   +9 more
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BMJ, 2003
Three distinct disorders combine to produce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): emphysema, peripheral airway disease or bronchospasm, and chronic bronchitis. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is defined as a disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.
David, Price, Martin, Duerden
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

The Lancet, 1998
Acute exacerbations of underlying COPD are a common cause of respiratory deterioration. Developments have been made in preventive measures, but admission to hospital for acute exacerbations can be expected to remain common. Several expert consensus guidelines have been published to define the appropriate management of COPD patients.
Madison, J Mark, Irwin, Richard S
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