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Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2020 Background. Head-to-head comparison of treatment failure and costs among chronic obstruct pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who used noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in the ward versus in the ICU is lacking. Methods.
Yueling Hong +8 more
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RT education and COVID-19 pneumonia discharge quality
Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, 2023 # Background There is a lack of data assessing the influence of respiratory therapist (RT) education on clinical outcomes. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of RTs holding advanced degrees or completing adult critical care ...
Ramandeep Kaur +3 more
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Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, 2023 # Introduction Serum vitamin D deficiency is thought to be associated with worse clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients. # Methods This single-centre observational study evaluated the association between serum vitamin D levels and negative outcomes in
Volodymyr Bogomaz, Sofiia Shatylo
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Asthma Treatments for Children and Adolescents: Strategies for a Global Approach
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 1995 Strategies for a global approach to the management of asthma in children and adolescents are described. Such an approach requires the physician to explain to the patient the pathophysiology of asthma, to evaluate and, whenever possible, change ...
Robert L Thivierge
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Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2008 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The present pilot study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of an aerobic exercise training (AET) program alone or combined with an antihypertensive agent (irbesartan) to reduce blood pressure (BP) and enhance heart rate ...
Karine Marquis +5 more
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Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, 2023 # Background The educational component is a comprehensive part of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR), and telephone follow-up (TFU) is an alternative to reinforce face-to-face education.
Stefanie Tonguino Rosero +2 more
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The Epidemiology of Childhood Asthma in Red Deer and Medicine Hat, Alberta
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2001 OBJECTIVES: To document the prevalence of asthma among school-aged children in two Alberta communities, to understand host and indoor environmental factors associated with asthma, and to compare these factors between the two communities.
Patrick A Hessel +5 more
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Immersion Pulmonary Edema in Female Triathletes
Pulmonary Medicine, 2011 Pulmonary edema has been reported in SCUBA divers, apnea divers, and long-distance swimmers however, no instances of pulmonary edema in triathletes exist in the scientific literature.
Eric A. Carter, Michael S. Koehle
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Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Era of Biologics
Pulmonary Medicine, 2011 Interstitial lung disease (ILD) represents a severe manifestation in connective tissue diseases (CTD), with an overall incidence of 15%, and it is still a challenge for clinicians evaluation and management.
A. Picchianti Diamanti +4 more
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Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2005 BACKGROUND: During acute ventilatory failure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), applying external positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPe) will reopen small airways and, thus, may enhance peripheral deposition as well as the ...
Claude Guerin +9 more
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