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Effects of flow rate on transnasal pulmonary aerosol delivery of bronchodilators via high-flow nasal cannula for patients with COPD and asthma: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open, 2019
IntroductionBoth in vitro and in vivo radiolabelled studies on nebulisation via high-flow nasal cannula showed that inhaled dose decreases as the administered gas flow increases. In our previous in vitro study, we investigated the effects of the ratio of
Jian Luo, Yibing Chen, Lixing Xie, James B Fink   +3 more
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Effectiveness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with COPD

The International Journal of Frontier Sciences, 2020
Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is beneficial for patients with COPD, with improvement in exercise capacity and health-related quality of life. Despite these overall benefits, the responses to PR vary significantly among different individuals.
Zunaira Fatima, Areeba Iftikhar, Muhammad Imran Yousaf   +2 more
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Differences in airway lumen area between supine and upright computed tomography in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Respiratory Research, 2021
Background No clinical studies to date have compared the inspiratory and expiratory airway lumen area between supine and standing positions. Thus, the aims of this study were twofold: (1) to compare inspiratory and expiratory airway lumen area (IAA and ...
Shotaro Chubachi, Yoshitake Yamada, Minoru Yamada, Yoichi Yokoyama, Akiko Tanabe, Shiho Matsuoka, Yuki Niijima, Wakako Yamasawa, Hidehiro Irie, Mitsuru Murata, Koichi Fukunaga, Masahiro Jinzaki   +11 more
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Bleomycin-induced pneumonitis [PDF]

, 2001
The cytotoxic agent bleomycin is feared for its induction of sometimes fatal pulmonary toxicity, also known as bleomycin-induced pneumonitis (BIP).
Sleijfer, S. (Stefan)
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Pulmonary function tests in Egyptian schoolchildren in rural and urban areas [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Previous studies have shown a negative association between urban environments and pulmonary function. Objectives: This longitudinal study examined the effect of an urban environment on pulmonary function tests of children by comparing ...
Al-Qerem, W, Ling, Jonathan
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Effect of Wearing a Face Mask on the 6-Minute Walk Test in Healthy Volunteers

Siriraj Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: This study aimed to examine the influence of wearing different types of face masks on the results of the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) in a cohort of healthy volunteers. Materials and Methods: Volunteers were partitioned into three groups (each
สิมาพร พรมสาร, Kanokwan Rattanasaengloet, Sutat Pipopsuthipaiboon, Nongnoot Panitchatchawal, Patharapan Lersritwimanmaen   +4 more
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A haemodynamic study of pulmonary hypertension in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis [PDF]

, 2014
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a common fibrotic interstitial lung disease. the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension diagnosed by right heart catheterisation and its cardiopulmonary function findings in patients with chronic hypersensitivity ...
Campos, Orlando, Ferreira, Eloara V. M., Gimenez, Andrea, Kuranishi, Lilian T., Messina, Carolina M. S., Oliveira, Rudolf K. F., Ota-Arakaki, Jaquelina S., Pereira, Carlos A. C., Ramos, Roberta P., Silva, Celia M. C.   +9 more
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Pulmonary Function Testing & Interpretation [PDF]

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2012
James E Hansen. Pulmonary Function Testing & Interpretation. 1st edition.
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Association between vitamin d deficiencies in sarcoidosis with disease activity, course of disease and stages of lung involvements [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Despite negative association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D and incidence of many chronic respiratory diseases, this feature was not well studied in sarcoidosis. Current study investigated the association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency
Abedini, A, Adcock, IM, Kazempour-Dizaji, M, Kiani, A, Mirenayat, MS, Mortaz, E, Taghavi, K   +6 more
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Pattern of pulmonary function test in rheumatoid arthritis patients [PDF]

The Medical Journal of Basrah University, 2017
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by a painful symmetrical peripheral polyarthritis. Extra-articular involvement in RA is a common condition.
Haithem J. kadhum, Ahmed B Abdualwahid, Ali N. Al hamza   +2 more
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