Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine
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Palliative care for people with non-malignant lung disease: summary of current evidence and future direction [PDF]
, 2013 Background: The physical and psychosocial needs of patients with chronic non-malignant lung disease are comparable to those with lung cancer. This article will focus on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and cystic fibrosis ...
Boland, Jason +5 more
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Experimental Pulmonary Granuloma Mimicking Sarcoidosis Induced by Propionibacterium acnes in Mice [PDF]
, 2010 Propionibacterium acnes has been implicated as an etiologic agent of sarcoidosis since the isolation of this bacterium from sarcoid lesions. We experimentally produced a murine pulmonary granuloma model using P.
Ichikawa, Hirohisa +9 more
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Bronchoscopy, Imaging, and Concurrent Diseases in Dogs with Bronchiectasis: (2003-2014). [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundBronchiectasis is a permanent and debilitating sequel to chronic or severe airway injury, however, diseases associated with this condition are poorly defined.ObjectiveTo evaluate results of diagnostic tests used to document bronchiectasis and ...
Byrne, BA +4 more
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Urban particulate matter (PM) suppresses airway antibacterial defence
Respiratory Research, 2018 Background Epidemiological studies have shown that urban particulate matter (PM) increases the risk of respiratory infection. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. PM has been postulated to suppress the activation of airway epithelial
Xiaoyan Chen +6 more
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Utility and safety of airway stenting in airway stenosis after lung transplant: A systematic review
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 BackgroundAirway complications seriously affect the clinical outcomes and long-term prognosis of lung-transplantation patients. Airway stenting provides effective palliation for patients with airway stenosis.
Zilin Wang +6 more
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Respiratory medicine: anti-IgE therapy, lung cancer and pulmonary hypertension
Medicine, 2006 Advances in the treatment of respiratory conditions include the use of anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) therapy in asthma and endothelin antagonists/phosphodiesterase inhibitors in pulmonary hypertension. In the field of lung cancer, endobronchial ultrasound guided lymph node biopsy can aid in diagnosis and staging, and biological therapies are being used ...
Martin F Muers, Siobhan Mulrennan
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Relationship between pulmonary exacerbations and daily physical activity in adults with cystic fibrosis [PDF]
, 2015 The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between pulmonary exacerbations and physical activity (PA) in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF)
Banya, Winston +7 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]
, 2018 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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Diagnostic performance of a doppler radar-based sleep apnoea testing device
BMC Pulmonary MedicineBackground Inpatient polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), however, both complexity and costs limit the availability of this examination.
Jonathan Röcken +8 more
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