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A study of dynamic pulmonary function tests in street cleaners

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Street cleaners are exposed to many risk factors such as dust, chemicals, and gases emitted by vehicles and factories, which make them vulnerable to develop certain occupational diseases.
Mohammed Aleemuddin , Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy , Dunna Santha Rao , Javeria Firdous , Manjunath Lakshmayya Mayasandra   +4 more
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Pulmonary Function Testing

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 1996
Homeostatic mechanisms and the normal sizable cardiopulmonary reserve can combine to adjust ventilation and perfusion so that arterial gas tensions remain within normal physiologic limits, despite the presence of widespread lung disease and severe mechanical impairment of the respiratory apparatus.
Kenneth Axen, John Salazar-Schicchi, Francois Haas, Randi Fain   +3 more
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Pulmonary function tests in ulcerative colitis

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2014
Background: Pulmonary impairment in patients suffering ulcerative colitis (UC) has been suggested by several investigators using standard pulmonary function tests (PFTs).
Babak Amra, Ghazal Ataabadi, Mohamad Hassan Emami, Akbar Hassanzadeh, Mohammad Golshan, Forogh Soltaninejad   +5 more
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An analysis of pulmonary function tests in construction workers. [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
In construction workers, repeated and constant exposure to noxious materials generated at construction sites often increases the risk of respiratory illness.
Nehe Sanjay, Ambad Ranjit, Ramdas Dhawade Manish, Jadhav Deepali, Wankhade Yashwant   +4 more
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Pulmonary function tests, sputum induction, and bronchial provocation tests: diagnostic tools in the challenge of distinguishing asthma and COPD phenotypes in clinical practice

International Journal of COPD, 2010
Efrossini Dima1,2*, Nikoletta Rovina1,2*, Christina Gerassimou2, Charis Roussos1,2,3, Christina Gratziou2,31“Sotiria” Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens,
Efrossini Dima, Nikoletta Rovina, Christina Gerassimou, et al.   +3 more
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Relationship between hyperthyroidism and pulmonary function tests in female patients

مجلة علوم ذي قار, 2019
This is a comparative study carried out into two groups of females of age range 25-60years:20 healthy and 21 female patients with hyperthyroidism group, who were attending Alsadar teaching outpatient hospital, Basra City, Iraq. The aim of this study was
Azza Sajid Jabbar Alkinany
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Pulmonary Function Testing

Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2014
Assist in smoking cessation efforts the amount of air exhaled during the first second of a forced exhalation. The FVC measures the total volume of air forcefully exhaled after a maximal inspiration. All measurements are made at ambient pressure saturated with water vapor and at body temperature (37°C) (BTPS).1 Both FVC and FEV1 are reported in liters ...
Gilbert Berdine, Hawa Edriss
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Evaluation of Long Term Respiratory Complications in Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivors

Journal of Pediatric Research, 2023
Aim:In addition to increased survival rates, systemic complications which can impair the quality of life have been seen in 25-30% of childhood and adolescent cancer cases. The respiratory system is one of the severely affected systems.
Fırat Ergin, Nazan Çetingül, Esen Demir, Abdullah Sayıner, Hüdaver Alper, Figen Gülen   +5 more
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Effect of preoperative physical and respiratory therapy on postoperative pulmonary functions and complications after laparoscopic upper abdominal surgery in obese patients

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2017
Aim of the study: To investigate the effects of preoperative physical and respiratory therapy on pulmonary functions and complications after elective laparoscopic upper abdominal surgery in obese patients.
Gehan A. Abdelaal, Sami S. Eldahdouh, Moharram Abdelsamie, Alaa Labeeb   +3 more
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Reference Values of Pulmonary Function Tests for Canadian Caucasians

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2004
A multicentre, cross-sectional study was carried out in six centres across Canada to establish a national standard for pulmonary function tests using healthy, lifetime nonsmokers, with each centre aiming to test 10 men and 10 women from each decade from ...
Carlos Gutierrez, R Heberto Ghezzo, Raja T Abboud, Manuel G Cosio, John R Dill, Richard R Martin, Dan S McCarthy, John LC Morse, Noe Zamel   +8 more
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