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The Diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Putting The European Respiratory/American Thoracic Guideline Into Practice. [PDF]

open access: yesPediatr Pulmonol
ABSTRACT Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare inherited disease which is characterised by progressive lung disease, chronic rhinosinusitis, repeated middle ear infections, laterality defects, and reduced fertility. An early diagnosis is critical to reduce morbidity, however diagnosis is often delayed due to the heterogeneity in clinical ...
Harman K, Horani A, Shoemark A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Nasal Drug Delivery Systems: An Overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Since ancient times, drugs have been administered via the nasal route for therapeutic and recreational purposes. The interest in, and importance, of the systemic effects of drugs administered through the nasal route, have expanded over recent decades ...
Conway, Barbara R.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Comparison of the Postoperative Mucociliary Clearance Time Between Patients who Underwent Septoplasty with and Without Nasal Packing

open access: yesTurkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2013
Objective:To compare the postoperative mucociliary clearance time in septoplasty with and without nasal packing.Methods:Forty-six patients with nasal septal deviation (20 women, 26 men) were assessed in this study.
İbrahim Çukurova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physiopathological rationale of using high-flow nasal therapy in the acute and chronic setting: A narrative review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Chronic lung disease and admissions due to acute respiratory failure (ARF) are becoming increasingly common. Consequently, there is a growing focus on optimizing respiratory support, particularly non-invasive respiratory support, to manage these ...
Cortegiani A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) a biogenic stimulator in treatment of primary atrophic rhinitis

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2020
Background Primary atrophic rhinitis (1ry AR) is a chronic nasal disease characterized by the loss of mucociliary clearance and presence of viscid secretions and dried crusts that causes a characteristic foul odor, usually bilateral.
Hany Samir Mostafa, Essam Ezzat Ayad
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the nasal mucociliary transport rate by rhinoscintigraphy before and after surgery in patients with deviated nasal septum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In this study, we have investigated the effect of nasal septal deviation (NSD) on nasal mucociliary activity and how does a septoplasty operation affecs the nasal mucociliary transport rate in the first and third months during the post-operative period ...
Cahit Polat, Zeki Dostbil
core   +1 more source

Nasal mucociliary clearance in health and disease [PDF]

open access: yesIndian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2006
"Standard saccharine test is used to detect nasal mucociliary clearance time in healthy individuals both adults and children. The length of the nose was measured radiologically and with the help of a soft malleable rubber catheter. For healthy individuals, mean nasal mucociliary clearance lime is 8.2 minutes in children and 9.5 minutes in adults.
V K, Pandya, R S, Tiwari
openaire   +2 more sources

Mucociliary clearance, airway inflammation and nasal symptoms in urban motorcyclists

open access: yesClinics, 2014
OBJECTIVES: There is evidence that outdoor workers exposed to high levels of air pollution exhibit airway inflammation and increased airway symptoms.
Tereza C.S. Brant   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pulmonary radioaerosol mucociliary clearance assessment: searching for genotype-specific differences and potential as an outcome measure in primary ciliary dyskinesia

open access: yesERJ Open Research, 2023
Background Pulmonary radioaerosol mucociliary clearance (PRMC) is a reliable method for assessing in vivo whole lung mucociliary clearance and has been used at the Danish PCD Centre as a supplementary diagnostic test for primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD ...
June K. Marthin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inhaled Insulin: Intrapulmonary or Intranasal? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Initial attempts delivered the insulin hormone intramuscularly, intravenously, and eventually subcutaneously. Other routes of administration of the drug were explored.
Danish Ahmed   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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