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Chest assessment and simple lung function tests

South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 1980
The main elements of a chest assessment are outlined. Elementary measurements which should be taken by physiotherapists are described. Simple lung function tests which are within the capability of physiotherapists who are closely concerned with chest ...
C. P. Rodseth
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Efficacy and Safety of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Comorbid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a promising treatment modality for nonoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). However, BPA for atypical CTEPH with concurrent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains ...
Hiroyuki Fujii, Yu Taniguchi, Sachiyo Yoneda, Keisuke Miwa, Yoichiro Matsuoka, Kenichi Yanaka, Yasunori Tsuboi, Noriaki Emoto, Kenichi Hirata   +8 more
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Assessment of forced expiratory volume — time parameters in detecting histamine‐induced bronchoconstriction in wheezy infants

, 1993
Assessment of forced expiratory volume — time parameters in detecting histamine‐induced bronchoconstriction in wheezy ...
DJ Turner (14457585), PD Sly (14453628), PN Lesouëf (14460897)   +2 more
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Association between dietary niacin intake and lung function among American adults: A cross-sectional analysis from national health and nutrition examination survey, 2007–2012

Heliyon
Background: The pathogenesis of pulmonary senescence involves immune system dysregulation, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial dysfunction. The effects on lung function of niacin, an essential coenzyme involved in mitochondrial energy metabolism with ...
Xiaoli Xu, Qiong Han, Xiaoying Lin, Jianping Lin, Shizhong Wang   +4 more
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The effect of extrafine HFA-BDP-F versus nonextrafine ICS-LABA on forced expiratory volume in one second.

, 2021
The effect of extrafine HFA-BDP-F versus nonextrafine ICS-LABA on forced expiratory volume in one second.
Ting Liu (45625), Chuntao Liu (5950766), Dan Yang (65758)   +2 more
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Forced expiratory volume is associated with cardiovascular and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress

, 2012
It has been argued that blunted cardiovascular and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress reflect a dysregulation of the neural system that supports motivation.
Rooij, Susanne R., Roseboom, Tessa J, Ginty, Annie T., Phillips, Anna C, Phillips, Anna; id_orcid, Ginty, Annie T, de Rooij, Susanne R., De Rooij, SR, Bibbey, Adam, Roseboom, TJ, Roseboom, Tessa J., Phillips, Anna C., Carroll, Douglas, Rooij, Susanne R, Ginty, Annie   +14 more
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Prognostic Role of Pulmonary Function in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background Both ventilatory abnormalities and pulmonary hypertension (PH) are frequently observed in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
Hao‐Chih Chang, Wei‐Ming Huang, Wen‐Chung Yu, Hao‐Min Cheng, Chao‐Yu Guo, Chern‐En Chiang, Chen‐Huan Chen, Shih‐Hsien Sung   +7 more
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Gas exchange during exercise in habitually active asthmatic subjects [PDF]

, 2005
We determined the relations among gas exchange, breathing mechanics, and airway inflammation during moderate- to maximum-intensity exercise in asthmatic subjects.
Haverkamp, HC, Eldridge, MW, Rodman, JR, Pegelow, DF, Miller, JD, Romer, LM, Dempsey, JA   +6 more
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Longitudinal study of lung function in pregnant women: Influence of parity and smoking

Clinics
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate pulmonary function in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy and analyze the influence of parity and smoking on spirometry parameters. METHODS: This longitudinal prospective study included a cohort of 120 pregnant women. The
Luciana Duzolina Manfré Pastro, Miriam Lemos, Frederico Leon Arrabal Fernandes, Silvia Regina Dias Médici Saldiva, Sandra Elisabete Vieira, Beatriz Mangueira Saraiva Romanholo, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco   +7 more
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Liver function tests in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a tertiary care hospital

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2022
Background: Cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increasing day by day. Smoking is the major causative agent for COPD. The present study undertaken to estimate the deterioration of liver functions in COPD patients due to smoking.
Ravi Bharatkumar Thaker, Jasmin J Parmar, Rajesh M Desai, Komal Ravi Thaker   +3 more
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