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Serum Uric Acid in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Hospital Based Case Control Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Airway inflammation and imbalance between oxidant/ anti-oxidant mechanisms are postulated to play a major role in the pathogenesis and exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Rajlaxmi Sarangi, Nirupama Varadhan, Jyotirmayee Bahinipati, Asha Dhinakaran, Anandaraj, Kandasamy Ravichandran   +5 more
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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and interleukin-6: Potential biomarker for asthma- COPD overlap, differentiation from asthma and COPD

Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2021
Asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) is a disorder that combines clinical signs of bronchial asthma and COPD – fixed airways obstruction and/or significant reversibility of the bronchial obstruction, rapid progression, poor quality of life, higher mortality ...
Miroslav Mihaylov, Radoslav Bilyukov, Julieta Hristova, Denitsa Dimitrova, Vania Youroukova   +4 more
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Comparison of treatment persistence, adherence, and risk of exacerbation in patients with COPD treated with single-inhaler versus multiple-inhaler triple therapy: A prospective observational study in China

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Aim: This study sought to compare treatment persistence, adherence, and risk of exacerbation among patients with COPD treated with single-inhaler triple therapy (SITT) and multiple-inhaler triple therapy (MITT) in the Chinese population.Methods: This was
Ling Lin, Ling Lin, Ling Lin, Cong Liu, Cong Liu, Cong Liu, Wei Cheng, Wei Cheng, Wei Cheng, Qing Song, Qing Song, Qing Song, Yuqin Zeng, Yuqin Zeng, Yuqin Zeng, Xin Li, Dingding Deng, Dan Liu, Yan Chen, Yan Chen, Yan Chen, Shan Cai, Shan Cai, Shan Cai, Ping Chen, Ping Chen, Ping Chen   +26 more
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Access to medication for opioid use disorder supported by telemedicine and healthcare coverage: A web-based survey during the COVID-19 pandemic

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2023
Background and Aims: Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are highly effective in improving treatment outcomes and reducing overdose. Concerns about interrupted access to critical MOUD services led to expansion of telemedicine services during the ...
Mollie A. Monnig, Samantha E. Clark, Hayley Treloar Padovano, Alexander W. Sokolovsky, Kimberly Goodyear, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Peter M. Monti   +6 more
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Dilatations des bronches associées à la bronchopneumopathie chronique obstructive: profil clinique et évolutif

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: L´association dilatations des bronches (DDB) et broncho-pneumopathie chronique obstructive (BPCO) a été proposée ces dernières années comme un nouveau phénotype potentiel de la BPCO en raison d´une présentation clinique et d´un pronostic ...
Chaima Habouria, Imen Bachouch, Nidhal Belloumi, Chahida Harizi, Fatma Chermiti, Soraya Fenniche   +5 more
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Treatment guided by fractional exhaled nitric oxide in addition to standard care in 6- to 15-year-olds with asthma: the RAACENO RCT

Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation, 2022
Background: The role of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in guiding asthma treatment in children is uncertain. Objective: To compare treatment guided by both fractional exhaled nitric oxide and symptoms (intervention) with treatment guided by symptoms ...
Steve Turner, Seonaidh Cotton, Jessica Wood, Victoria Bell, Edwin-Amalraj Raja, Neil W Scott, Heather Morgan, Louisa Lawrie, David Emele, Charlotte Kennedy, Graham Scotland, Shona Fielding, Graeme MacLennan, John Norrie, Mark Forrest, Erol Gaillard, Johan de Jongeste, Marielle Pijnenburg, Mike Thomas, David Price   +19 more
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Diaphragm Ultrasound is an Imaging Biomarker that Distinguishes Exacerbation Status from Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

International Journal of COPD, 2022
Tai Joon An,1 Yeun Jie Yoo,2 Jeong Uk Lim,1 Wan Seo,3 Chan Kwon Park,1 Chin Kook Rhee,4 Hyoung Kyu Yoon1 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St.
An TJ, Yoo YJ, Lim JU, Seo W, Park CK, Rhee CK, Yoon HK   +6 more
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Key toolkits of non-pharmacological management in COPD: during and beyond COVID-19

Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2021
Individuals with COPD are at higher risk of severe disease and mortality if they contract COVID-19. Shielding and social distancing have negatively impacted the delivery of routine care for COPD patients, which should be maintained to avoid further ...
Jaber S. Alqahtani, Saeed M Alghamdi, Abdulelah M Aldhahir, Malik Althobiani, Tope Oyelade   +4 more
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Tiotropium and Fluticasone Inhibit Rhinovirus-Induced Mucin Production via Multiple Mechanisms in Differentiated Airway Epithelial Cells

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are associated with acute exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, which are accompanied by mucus hypersecretion.
Ying Wang, Dennis K. Ninaber, Annemarie van Schadewijk, Pieter S. Hiemstra   +3 more
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Don’t Leave Without Them: Dispensing asthma medications to pediatric patients upon discharge is associated with decreased hospital readmissions [PDF]

INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2012
Purpose: Asthma exacerbations are a leading cause of hospital and emergency department admissions at pediatric institutions. The objective of this study was to determine if patients who obtain discharge medications from a pediatric institution’s ...
Aleda M.H. Chen, Pharm.D.,M.S., Ph.D., Kristen Lamberjack, Pharm.D., Thaddeus Franz, Pharm.D, Kelly J. Hiteshew, Pharm.D.   +3 more
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