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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 2016
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic smoking-related lung disease associated with significant mortality and morbidity. It carries an enormous economic burden on the health care system. This results in a significant social impact on affected patients and their families.
Anil Singh, Marvin Balaan, Sulaiman Alhassan, Mark Lega, Yousef Hattab   +4 more
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Auditory function assessment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

SAGE Open Medicine, 2023
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a multisystem disease with multiple comorbidities. Hearing is dependent on the cochlear functions that may be affected by oxygenation. Affection of hearing is problematic and represents a major concern
Hoda A Eid, Heba H Eltrawy, Shaimaa E Kabil, Hanaa A Abou-Elhassan, Rania Abdelshafy, Ahmed Aboseif, Abdullah M Albalsha, Fawzy M Omar, Mohamed Heggy, Mostafa A Ibrahim, Ashraf Moursi, Ahmed F Elbwab, Moaz Atef, Ahmed E Kabil   +13 more
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[Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease].

Open respiratory archives, 2022
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is related to smoking as the main etiological agent although there are other risk factors that can interact influencing the development of the disease. The definition of COPD is based on three points: the presence of persistent respiratory symptoms, exposure to risk agents, and a non-reversible obstructive ...
García Castillo, Elena, Vargas, Gianna, Garcia Guerra, Jose Alfonso, Lopez Giraldo, Alejandra, Alonso Pérez, Tamara   +4 more
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A comparison of HTLV-1 Infection Frequency in Patients with or without Tuberculosis [PDF]

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2014
Introduction: To recognize the predisposing factors in tuberculosis as an endemic infection in Northeast province of Iran, this study was aimed to evaluate whether HumanT-lymphocyte type 1 (HTLV-I) as an immunosuppressive factor increases the risk of ...
Leila Ghofraniha, Elham Ghalenavi, Davood Attaran, Mohammad Towhidi, Hooshang Rafatpanah, Mohamad Khajehdaloee, Mohamad Reza Sarvghad Moghadam   +6 more
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Prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their association with psychosocial outcomes: A cross-sectional study from Pakistan

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease contributes to substantial health and economic burden worldwide. Co-morbid depression and anxiety are highly prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Muhammad Omair Husain, Imran B Chaudhry, Amy Blakemore, Suleman Shakoor, Muhammad Ali Husain, Steven Lane, Tayyeba Kiran, Farhat Jafri, Rakhshi Memon, Maria Panagioti, Nusrat Husain   +10 more
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

DeckerMed Medicine, 2018
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. This edition reviews the epidemiology and etiologies of COPD, including the gender effects, racial differences, and more recently identified genetic factors associated with this condition.
Andrew J Schissler, George R. Washko, Carolyn E. Come   +2 more
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

BMJ, 2003
Three distinct disorders combine to produce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): emphysema, peripheral airway disease or bronchospasm, and chronic bronchitis. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is defined as a disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.
Martin Duerden, David Price
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Clinical characteristics of Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with comorbid interstitial lung abnormalities: A cross-sectional study.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Smoking-related interstitial lung abnormalities are different from specific forms of fibrosing lung disease which might be associated with poor prognoses.
Manabu Ono, Seiichi Kobayashi, Masakazu Hanagama, Masatsugu Ishida, Hikari Sato, Tomonori Makiguchi, Masaru Yanai   +6 more
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Cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and metabolic syndrome [PDF]

Българска кардиология, 2023
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The presence of infl ammatory markers in circulation, sputum, and broncho-alveolar fl uid suggest systemic infl ammation is one of the potential mechanisms responsible
S. Nikolaeva, A. Angelov
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Bronchiectasis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2018
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is most common disease entity and third leading cause of mortality worldwide. The presence of bronchiectasis in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients had led to frequent exacerbation ...
Milesh Jung Sijapati, Narayan Bikram Thapa, Rajendra Rijal, Shiva Raj KC, Poojyashree Karki   +4 more
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