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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Associated with Environmental Mycobacteria [PDF]

, 2005
A previously healthy man working as a machine operator in an automotive factory developed respiratory symptoms. Medical evaluation showed abnormal pulmonary function tests, a lung biopsy showed hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and his illness was traced to ...
Akshay Sood, Anonymous, CDC, Donald Milton, Mery A, Michael Kallay, William Beckett, Zhengfa Zuo   +7 more
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Standardisation of spirometry.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1991
The suggested technical specifications in this document apply to apparatus used by clipicians for the diagnosis of common respiratory diseases and are to be considered as the minimum acceptable standards. Specifications, features and practices which are desirable, but not obligatory, are also presented.
Stewart, R. I., Basson, E.
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Peri‐operative rehabilitation in patients undergoing elective cardiac valve surgery: a randomised controlled trial

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Patients with valvular heart disease are at high risk of postoperative pulmonary complications, which contribute to morbidity and mortality. However, few studies have focused specifically on peri‐operative rehabilitation in this patient population.
Yuting Liu, Fengyao Liu, Mingyu Xu, Haofeng Zhou, Haochen Wang, Yuanhui Liu, Xuyu He, Huanlei Huang, Tucheng Sun, Xuhua Jian, Jimei Chen, Min Wu, Yijia Sun, Peihua Cao, Jiyan Chen, Lan Guo, Huan Ma   +16 more
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Clinical Significance of Bronchodilator Responsiveness Evaluated by Forced Vital Capacity in COPD: SPIROMICS Cohort Analysis. [PDF]

, 2019
ObjectiveBronchodilator responsiveness (BDR) is prevalent in COPD, but its clinical implications remain unclear. We explored the significance of BDR, defined by post-bronchodilator change in FEV1 (BDRFEV1) as a measure reflecting the change in flow and ...
Anderson, Wayne, Arjomandi, Mehrdad, Barjaktarevic, Igor Z, Bhakta, Nirav R, Bhatt, Surya P, Bowler, Russell, Buhr, Russell G, Christenson, Stephanie A, Cooper, Christopher B, Couper, David, Criner, Gerard, Curtis, Jeffrey L, Doerschuk, Claire M, Dransfield, Mark T, Drummond, M Bradley, Han, MeiLan K, Hansel, Nadia, Hoffman, Eric A, Hu, Scott, Kaner, Robert J, Kanner, Richard E, Kim, Victor, Krishnan, Jerry A, Martinez, Fernando J, NHLBI SubPopulations and InteRmediate Outcome Measures In COPD Study (SPIROMICS), O'Neal, Wanda K, Ortega, Victor E, Paine Iii, Robert, Peters, Stephen P, Pirozzi, Cheryl S, Ronish, Bonnie, Tashkin, Donald P, Wang, Xiaoyan, Wells, James Michael, Woodruff, Prescott G   +34 more
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Abdominal functional electrical stimulation to enhance mechanical insufflation-exsufflation [PDF]

, 2015
Context: Respiratory complications, attributed to the build-up of secretions in the airway, are a leading cause of rehospitalisation for the tetraplegic population.
Allan, David B., Gollee, Henrik, McCaughey, Euan J., McLean, Alan N.   +3 more
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Ueber Spirometrie [PDF]

Pflüger, Archiv für die Gesammte Physiologie des Menschen und der Thiere, 1903
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Quality of Spirometry in the Elderly

Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 2013
Wstęp: Spirometria jest podstawową techniką wykorzystywaną w diagnozowaniu i monitorowaniu chorób obturacyjnych. Coraz większą grupę objętą badaniami spirometrycznymi stanowią osoby w wieku podeszłym, które ukończyły 65. rok życia. Celem pracy była ocena jakości wykonania spirometrii (pomiaru krzywej przepływ–objętość) u osób w tej grupie wiekowej w ...
Małgorzata, Czajkowska-Malinowska, Waldemar, Tomalak, Jakub, Radliński   +2 more
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Same‐Day Discharge Metabolic‐Bariatric Surgery in Australia: Experience in a Regional Public Hospital

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Access to publicly funded bariatric surgery (MBS) remains suboptimal across Australia and New Zealand. The COVID‐19 pandemic placed additional stress on the public healthcare system, and as a result, overnight beds in public hospitals have become a premium commodity.
Lee S. Kyang, Igor Lemech, Richard Harrison, Denbigh Simond, Nicholas Williams   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extraction of reliable information from time-domain pressure and flow signals measured by means of forced oscillation techniques [PDF]

, 2014
This paper aims to give a proof-of-concept for the possible application of the forced oscillation lung function test to assess the viscoelastic properties of the airways and tissue.
Baleanu, Dumitru, Ionescu, Clara-Mihaela, Nigmatullin, Raoul R, Osokin, Serghei I   +3 more
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Chronic cough and esomeprazole: A double-blind placebo-controlled parallel study [PDF]

, 2011
Background and objective: Gastro-oesophageal reflux has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic cough. Guidelines on management suggest a therapeutic trial of anti-reflux medication.
Beecher, Belafsky, Birring, Blondeau, Chang, Corley, Decalmer, DeVault, Dial, Eccles, Eherer, Everett, Faruqi, FitzGerald, Gilard, Gulmez, Hemmink, Herzig, Ing, Irwin, Irwin, Irwin, Irwin, Juurlink, Laheij, Lenglinger, Mastronarde, Morice, Morice, Morice, Morice, Noordzij, Pratter, Rostami-Hodjegan, Shaheen, Vaezi, Vertigan, Wager, Waring, Wo, Yang, Yearsley   +41 more
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