UTILITY OF SPIROMETRY IN ASSESSMENT OF UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTIONS: THE NEGLECTED PARAMETERS
Upper airway obstructions represent a huge burden to the health care system due to its high morbidity and cost to the economic systems. Therefore, it is important to understand the physiological parameters used in diagnosis and prognosis of these ...
Thamir Al-khlaiwi, Syed Shahid Habib
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What predicts change in pulmonary function and quality of life in asthma or COPD ? [PDF]
Information about predictors of decline in pulmonary function (forced expiratory volume in 1 second ...
A. E. Hesselink +23 more
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Effect of a Single Simulated 500 m Saturation Dive on Lung Function
Background: Whether deep saturation diving causes injury to lung function remains controversial and the mechanism is unclear. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 500 m simulated single saturation dive on lung function.Methods: A ...
Ningfang Lian +8 more
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Altered Lung Function Test in Asymptomatic Women Using Biomass Fuel for Cooking [PDF]
Background: One third of the world’s population use biomass fuel like wood, dung or charcoal for cooking. The smoke from these organic materials increases the incidence of respiratory illness including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung ...
JENETH BERLIN RAJ.T
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Relationship Between Inhaled Corticosteroid Adherence and Airway Obstruction Severity Among Persistent Asthma Patients [PDF]
Inhaled corticosteroid is the foundation therapy in controlling persistent asthma in order to reduce inflammation and prevent deterioration of lung function. There were 75% of asthma patients in RSUD Dr. Soedarso with uncontrolled asthma.
Musawaris, R. F. (Risa) +2 more
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Role of periostin in Iraqi asthmatic patients
Background: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation. The understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease is essential to improve the plan of management.
Ameera Jasim Al-Aaraji +2 more
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Prediction of disease progression, treatment response and dropout in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). [PDF]
Drug development in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been characterised by unacceptably high failure rates. In addition to the poor sensitivity in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), numerous causes are known to contribute to ...
Danhof, M +6 more
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Comparison of Pulmonary Functions in Residents Living Around 5 km Radius of Oil Refinery: Duration of Exposure [PDF]
Background: Petroleum refineries are large industrial installations that are responsible for the emission of several pollutants into the atmosphere, exposed to these pollutants formed from crude oil has shown some effects on pulmonary functions.
Satyanath Reddy +2 more
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Lung volumes identify an at-risk group in persons with prolonged secondhand tobacco smoke exposure but without overt airflow obstruction. [PDF]
IntroductionExposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is associated with occult obstructive lung disease as evident by abnormal airflow indices representing small airway disease despite having preserved spirometry (normal forced expiratory volume in 1 s-to ...
Arjomandi, Mehrdad +9 more
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A limited number of studies have been conducted on the relationship between serum vitamin levels and pulmonary function, particularly in the elderly population. This study attempted to confirm the association between serum vitamin levels (folate, vitamin
Suk Won Chang, Min Bum Kim, Ju Wan Kang
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