The carotid body as a therapeutic target for the treatment of sympathetically mediated diseases [PDF]
, 2013 [no ...
Abdala, Ana P +13 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 Growing evidence suggests that the airway microbiota might be involved in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Understanding this relationship requires examination of a large-scale population for a long duration to ...
Hai-Yue Liu +8 more
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Extracorporeal CO2 removal in hypercapnic patients who fail noni nvasive ventialtion and refuse endotracheal intubation. a case series [PDF]
, 2015 Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) represents the standard of care for patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, NIV fails in almost 40% of the most severe forms of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure and patients must ...
Alessandri, F +5 more
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Respiratory Support for Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure: the Necessity of a Long-Term Homecare Ventilation Program [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ MedicinasySevere respiratory failure, resulting from a wide range of acute and chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, obstructive sleep apnoea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome (Pickwickian syndrome), COVID-19, bilateral pneumonitis ...
Abai Baigenzhin +4 more
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Auditory function assessment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
SAGE Open Medicine, 2023 Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a multisystem disease with multiple comorbidities. Hearing is dependent on the cochlear functions that may be affected by oxygenation. Affection of hearing is problematic and represents a major concern
Hoda A Eid +13 more
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Breathing SPACE – a practical approach to the breathless patient. [PDF]
, 2016 Breathlessness is a common symptom which may have multiple causes in any one individual and causes which may change over time. Breathlessness campaigns encourage people to see their GP if they are unduly breathless.
Baxter, N, Hopkinson, NS
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Quantitative CT: Associations between Emphysema, Airway Wall Thickness and Body Composition in COPD
Pulmonary Medicine, 2011 The objective of the present study was to determine the association between CT phenotypes—emphysema by low attenuation area and bronchitis by airway wall thickness—and body composition parameters in a large cohort of subjects with and without COPD.
Erica P. A. Rutten +8 more
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Chronic Pancreatitis Associated Acute Respiratory Failure [PDF]
MOJ Immunology, 2017 Pancreatitis is a condition characterized by parenchymal inflammation of the pancreas, which is often associated with lung injury due to low level of oxygen and the condition is termed as acute pancreatitis-associated lung injury (APALI). Clinical reports indicated that ~ 20% to 50% of patients from low oxygen levels in blood with acute respiratory ...
Murli, Manohar +4 more
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Telehealthcare for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of irreversible airways obstruction in which patients often suffer exacerbations. Sometimes these exacerbations need hospital care: telehealthcare has the potential to reduce admission
Car, Josip +5 more
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Effect of external PEEP in patients under controlled mechanical ventilation with an auto-PEEP of 5 cmH2O or higher. [PDF]
, 2016 In some patients with auto-positive end-expiratory pressure (auto-PEEP), application of PEEP lower than auto-PEEP maintains a constant total PEEP, therefore reducing the inspiratory threshold load without detrimental cardiovascular or respiratory effects.
Amodeo, Guido +16 more
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