The role of airway infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
, 2006 PhDThis. thesis examines the role of respiratory bacterial and viral infection in the natural history of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The rationale for this study is basedu pon previous data demonstratingt hat airway bacterial colonisationi s
Wilkinson, Thomas Michael Alan
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Can HRCT be used as a marker of airway remodelling in children with difficult asthma? [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND: Whole airway wall thickening on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is reported to parallel thickening of the bronchial epithelial reticular basement membrane (RBM) in adult asthmatics. A similar relationship in children with difficult
Khoo L +18 more
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Ten-Year Experiences with Tracheostomy at a University Teaching Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A Retrospective Review of 214 cases. [PDF]
, 2011 Tracheostomy remains a very important life saving surgical procedure worldwide and particularly in our environment where patients present late in upper airway obstruction.
Darius D Balumuka +8 more
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The Cervical Fat Tissue Volume is a Predictor for Moderate to Severe OSA
Sleep Science, 2023 Objective Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder characterized by recurrent pharyngeal obstruction during sleep, in which upper airway anatomy plays a key role in its pathogenesis.
Glenda Ernst +5 more
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Cardiovascular Effects of Acute Pulmonary Obstruction in Horses with Recurrent Airway Obstruction [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2007 Abstract Background:Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is common in horses. Although pulmonary artery (PA) pressure increases during RAO, cardiac function in horses with RAO has received limited attention. Hypothesis:The purpose of this study was to noninvasively determine the cardiovascular effects of acute ...
Anna M, Johansson +4 more
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Effect of acute and chronic pressure-threshold inspiratory muscle training on upper and lower airway function [PDF]
, 2010 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.There is evidence to suggest that inspiratory muscle training (IMT) may influence the functional properties of the muscles of the upper (UA) and lower (LA ...
How, Stephen Christopher
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Evaluation of serum cytokine levels in recurrent airway obstruction [PDF]
Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2016 AbstractRecurrent airway obstruction (RAO) represents a serious health problem and is traditionally classified as an allergic disease, where contact with an antigen can induce clinical airway inflammation, bronchial hyper-responsiveness and reversible airway obstruction.
Artur Niedźwiedź +7 more
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Recurrent Airway Obstruction (Heaves) ( 30-Nov-2001 ) [PDF]
, 2020 Summary Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is an inflammatory, obstructive airway disease that becomes clinically evident in middle-aged horses. Attacks of airway obstruction are induced by exposure of susceptible animals to organic dust (typically hay ...
N E Robinson
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A systematic review of the association between pulmonary tuberculosis and the development of chronic airflow obstruction in adults [PDF]
, 2012 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) as a cause of COPD is debated, with some, but not all evidence suggesting an association between the two conditions.
Allwood, Brian
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Juvenile recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: A rare masquerade of asthma [PDF]
Malaysian Family Physician, 2015 Juvenile recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (JRRP) is a rare condition. The varied presentation of this condition predisposes to misdiagnosis and potential life-threatening airway obstruction. In this paper, we have reported a case of JRRP presenting
Woi Hon Boo +3 more
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