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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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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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Low Skeletal Muscle Mass and Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2023
Background In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), decreased muscle mass is a frequently encountered comorbidity in clinical practice.
Yong Jun Choi, Hye Jung Park, Jae Hwa Cho, Min Kwang Byun   +3 more
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Immunomodulatory regulator blockade in a viral exacerbation model of severe asthma

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Asthmatics are more susceptible to viral infections than healthy individuals and are known to have impaired innate anti-viral defences. Influenza A virus causes significant morbidity and mortality in this population.
Ben Nicholas, Hyun-Hee Lee, Jane Guo, Milenko Cicmil, Cornelia Blume, René De Waal Malefyt, Ratko Djukanović   +6 more
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Can COPD Exacerbations Be Picked Up Early via a Weekly Medication Question Through a Smartphone Application?

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022
BackgroundExacerbations affect the disease trajectory of patients with COPD and result in an acute drop of functional status and physical activity. Timely detection of exacerbations by non-medical healthcare professionals is needed to counteract this ...
Astrid Blondeel, Heleen Demeyer, Heleen Demeyer, Sofie Breuls, Marieke Wuyts, Lies Glorie, Nikolaas De Maeyer, Wim Janssens, Wim Janssens, Thierry Troosters   +9 more
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The role of the microbiota components in modification of the immune response in some cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2017
Background. According to the World Health Organization, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world.
Natalia A. Kirillova, Ksenia V. Nevskaya, Vyacheslav A. Petrov, Julia B. Dorofeeva, Sergey V. Fedosenko, Evgeny S. Kulikov   +5 more
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Noninvasive ventilation–neurally adjusted ventilator assist for management of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Lung India, 2018
Patient–ventilator asynchrony is common with noninvasive ventilation (NIV) used for management of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Vijay Hadda, Tajamul Hussain Shah, Karan Madan, Anant Mohan, Gopi C Khilnani, Randeep Guleria   +5 more
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Factors influencing acceptance of influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), often complicated by influenza or pneumococcus, is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Vaccinations against influenza and pneumococcus are, but vaccination coverage in Thailand has not been ascertained ...
Narongkorn Saiphoklang, Jiranan Phadungwatthanachai   +1 more
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Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Sarcopenia

Life, 2023
Background and objective: Sarcopenia with muscle wasting and weakness is a common occurrence among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of sarcopenia in patients with COPD.
Yong Jun Choi, Taehee Kim, Hye Jung Park, Jae Hwa Cho, Min Kwang Byun   +4 more
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Assessment of serum electrolytes (sodium, potassium, and ionized calcium) during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2019
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading universal cause of mortality. Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder is primarily a chronic disease, a great number of patients complain of exacerbations.
Rasha M Hendy, Marwa E El-Naggar
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