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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
A Barbato, A Chetta, AL James, C Owens, C Ward, D Payne, DG Altman, DN Payne, HR Roberts, HW Chu, J de Blic, K Kasahara, KO McKay, P Jeffery, P Sullivan, PA de Jong, PG Woodruff, PK Jeffery, S Saglani, SA Little, SM Stick, TR Bai, V Marchac, Y Nakano   +23 more
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Primary care spirometry* [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2007
Primary care spirometry is a uniquely valuable tool in the evaluation of patients with respiratory symptoms, allowing the general practitioner to diagnose or exclude chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sometimes to confirm asthma, to determine the efficacy of asthma treatment and to correctly stage patients with COPD.
Derom, E., Liistro, G., Buffels, J., Schermer, Tjard R.J., Lammers, E., Wouters, Emiel, Decramer, M., van Weel, Chris   +7 more
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Confirmatory spirometry for adults hospitalized with a diagnosis of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2012
Background Objective measurement of airflow obstruction by spirometry is an essential part of the diagnosis of asthma or COPD. During exacerbations, the feasibility and utility of spirometry to confirm the diagnosis of asthma or chronic obstructive ...
Prieto Centurion Valentin, Huang Frank, Naureckas Edward T, Camargo Jr Carlos A, Charbeneau Jeffrey, Joo Min J, Press Valerie G, Krishnan Jerry A   +7 more
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A review of the challenges, learnings and future directions of home handheld spirometry in interstitial lung disease

Respiratory Research, 2022
Background Patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) require regular physician visits and referral to specialist ILD clinics. Difficulties or delays in accessing care can limit opportunities to monitor disease trajectory and response to treatment ...
Toby M. Maher, Courtney Schiffman, Michael Kreuter, Catharina C. Moor, Steven D. Nathan, Judit Axmann, Paula Belloni, Monica Bengus, Frank Gilberg, Klaus-Uwe Kirchgaessler, Marlies S. Wijsenbeek   +10 more
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Impulse oscillometry identifies peripheral airway dysfunction in children with adenosine deaminase deficiency. [PDF]

, 2015
Adenosine deaminase-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency (ADA-SCID) is characterized by impaired T-, B- and NK-cell function. Affected children, in addition to early onset of infections, manifest non-immunologic symptoms including pulmonary ...
Candotti, Fabio, Hershfield, Michael S, Kohn, Donald B, Komarow, Hirsh D, Metcalfe, Dean D, Sokolic, Robert, Young, Michael   +6 more
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Incentive Spirometry: 2011 [PDF]

Respiratory Care, 2011
We searched the MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library databases for articles published between January 1995 and April 2011. The update of this clinical practice guideline is the result of reviewing a total of 54 clinical trials and systematic reviews on incentive spirometry.
Richard Wettstein, Michael Tracy, Ruben D Restrepo, Leo Wittnebel   +3 more
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Monitoring asthma in childhood : Lung function, bronchial responsiveness and inflammation [PDF]

, 2015
Peer reviewedPublisher ...
ERS Task Force Monitoring Asthma in Children
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Clinical Decision Support System to Enhance Quality Control of Spirometry Using Information and Communication Technologies

JMIR Medical Informatics, 2014
BackgroundWe recently demonstrated that quality of spirometry in primary care could markedly improve with remote offline support from specialized professionals.
Burgos, Felip, Melia, Umberto, Vallverdú, Montserrat, Velickovski, Filip, Lluch-Ariet, Magí, Caminal, Pere, Roca, Josep   +6 more
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Tailored interventions based on exhaled nitric oxide versus clinical symptoms for asthma in children and adults [PDF]

, 2009
BackgroundThe measurement of severity and control of asthma in both children and adults can be based on subjective or objective measures. It has been advocated that fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) can be used to monitor airway inflammation as it ...
American Thoracic Society, Douwes, Dupont, Franklin, Franklin, Fritsch, Gelb, Griese, Higgins, Jatakanon, Jatakanon, Jones, Jones, Jongste, Kharitonov, Kharitonov, Lim, Malmberg, Malmberg, Nordvall, Petsky, Pijnenburg, Pijnenburg, Prasad, Sanders, Shaw, Smith, Strunk, Szefler, Szefler, Zacharasiewicz   +30 more
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The relationship between the COPD Assessment Test score and airflow limitation in Japan in patients aged over 40 years with a smoking history. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: A large number of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in Japan remain undiagnosed, primarily due to the underuse of spirometry. Two studies were conducted to see whether the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) in primary care has the
Hagan, G, Jones, P, Nakano, Y, Onishi, K, Yoshimoto, D   +4 more
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