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Using Operational Analysis to Improve Access to Pulmonary Function Testing

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2016
Background. Timely pulmonary function testing is crucial to improving diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary diseases. Perceptions of poor access at an academic pulmonary function laboratory prompted analysis of system demand and capacity to identify ...
Ada Ip, Raymond Asamoah-Barnieh, Diane P. Bischak, Warren J. Davidson, W. Ward Flemons, Sachin R. Pendharkar   +5 more
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High LRIG1 expression predicts lymph node metastasis in patients with uterine cervical cancer

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Lymph node status is crucial in determining treatment for women with early‐stage cervical cancer. We demonstrate that high LRIG1 protein expression in primary tumors can predict lymph node metastases. Our findings support further investigation of LRIG1 as a biomarker to improve staging accuracy and guide treatment decisions in cervical cancer patients.
Pernilla Israelsson, Lisa Lif, Husam Oda, Alexandra Lorenzzi de Melo, David Lindquist, Håkan Hedman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic test interpretation and referral delay in patients with interstitial lung disease. [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND:Diagnostic delays are common in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). A substantial percentage of patients experience a diagnostic delay in the primary care setting, but the factors underpinning this observation remain unclear.
Adegunsoye, Ayodeji, Boctor, Noelle, Chung, Jonathan H, DiGeronimo, Ryan, Kadoch, Michael, Lafond, Elyse, Oldham, Justin M, Pan, Isabella, Pritchard, David, Pugashetti, Janelle Vu, Sarma, Nandini, Strek, Mary   +11 more
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Downregulation of sST2, a decoy receptor for interleukin‐33, enhances subcutaneous tumor growth in murine pancreatic cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Subcutaneous implantation of murine Panc02 pancreatic cancer cells depleted of sST2, a soluble decoy receptor for the proinflammatory interleukin‐33 (IL‐33), leads to a decreased number of GLUT4‐positive cancer‐associated adipocytes, reduced levels of the anti‐inflammatory molecule adiponectin, increased phosphorylation of IκBα, elevated Cxcl3 ...
Miho Akimoto, Nobuko Koshikawa, Takao Morinaga, Mimi Tamamori‐Adachi, Atsushi Takatori, Keizo Takenaga   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energetic cost of breathing, body composition, and pulmonary function in horses with recurrent airway obstruction [PDF]

, 2004
This study was conducted to determine whether horses with naturally occurring, severe chronic recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) 1) have a greater resting energy expenditure (REE) than control horses, 2) suffer body mass depletion, and 3) have ...
Bedenice, D., Deveney, Edward, DeWitt, S., Hoffman, A., Mazan, M. R.   +4 more
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Assessment of fitness and exercise tolerance of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in correlation with their lifestyle

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2016
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive, chronic disease in which the patient’s nutritional status is critical for optimizing outcomes. Pulmonary system abnormalities certainly limit exercise in patients with COPD. Aim of
Mohammad A. E. Faramawy, Emad E. A. Korraa, Ibrahim A. Dwedar, Nermine M. Riad, Mohammed A. M. Nada   +4 more
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Microbial profile of the appendix niche in acute appendicitis: a novel sampling approach

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study utilized a novel sampling method, ERAT (i.e. endoscopic retrograde appendicitis treatment)‐guided lumen aspiration, to obtain samples from the appendix, and shotgun metagenomic sequencing was performed for in situ characterization of the appendix microbiome in patients with acute appendicitis.
Huimin Ma, Mingfei Wang, Yanhu Feng, Wanqi Zhang, Wenbo Wang, Yanfeng Xie, Guixiang Kong, Jie Feng, Pengfei Wang, Qi Wang, Xiaojun Huang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pulmonary Function Tests

Medicine, 2012
Abstract Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) include the measurement of velocity and volume of expiratory flow (spirometry), static volumes (lung volumes), diffusion of gases across the alveolar-capillary membrane (diffusion capacity), and respiratory muscle strength.
Jeremy B. Richards, David H. Roberts
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Interleukin-1 blockade in recently decompensated systolic heart failure: study design of the recently decompensated heart failure anakinra response trial (RED-HART) [PDF]

, 2015
Heart Failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by dyspnea, fatigue, and poor exercise capacity due to impaired cardiac function. The incidence of HF is increasing and represents the leading cause of hospitalization in the United States among ...
Abbate Antonio, Abouzaki Nayef, Arena Ross, BIONDI ZOCCAI, GIUSEPPE, Canada Justin, CARBONE, SALVATORE, Oddi Erdle Claudia, Valle Raleigh Juan, Van Tassell Benjamin W   +8 more
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Combined forced oscillation and fractional-order modeling in patients with work-related asthma: a case–control study analyzing respiratory biomechanics and diagnostic accuracy

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2020
Background Fractional-order (FrOr) models have a high potential to improve pulmonary science. These models could be useful for biomechanical studies and diagnostic purposes, offering accurate models with an improved ability to describe nature. This paper
Fábio Augusto d´Alegria Tuza, Paula Morisco de Sá, Hermano A. Castro, Agnaldo José Lopes, Pedro Lopes de Melo   +4 more
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