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Use of office spirometers in Flemish general practice: results of a telephone survey

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016
Background. While office spirometry is seen as potentially useful and feasible in general practice, little is known about its use in Flemish general practice.
N. Boffin, V. Van der Stighelen, D. Paulus, P. Van Royen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exposure to Occupational Inhalants and the Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. Although smoking is a well‐established risk factor for RA, the role of occupational inhalants in RA development is less well recognized.
Qianwen Liu, Xin Song, Emily Mauro, Yuan Jiang, Klementy Shchetynsky, Lars Klareskog, Lars Alfredsson, Xia Jiang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of a Pharmacist-Provided Spirometry Service on Access to Results in a Primary Care Setting

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2018
Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to determine the effect of a pharmacist-provided spirometry service within a federally qualified health center on the percentage of spirometry referrals completed with results reviewed by the ordering ...
Lisa A. Mueller, Alexa Sevin Valentino, Aaron D. Clark, Junan Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

RIGHT VENTRICULAR AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND RESTRICTIVE LUNG DISEASE

Jurnal Kedokteran Diponegoro, 2020
Background: Chronic lung disease is frequently associated with lung vascular lesion. We evaluated the structural-functional related changes of right ventricle under CLD with or without PH at RSUP dr. Kariadi, Semarang.
Valencia Fabiana, Dwi Lestari Partiningrum, Bernardus Parish Budiono, Fathur Nur Kholis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long‐Term Outcomes of Reduced Intensity Conditioning Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Impaired Cardiac Function

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective High intensity conditioning autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is standard of care for patients with advanced SSc. The role of reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) prior to AHSCT in this population remains unclear. We conducted this study to determine the long‐term outcomes of RIC AHSCT in SSc patients with cardiac ...
Yonatan Lean, Carrie Richardson, Anthony Esposito, Katy Bedjeti, George E. Georges   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacist-Driven Spirometry Screening to Target High-Risk Patients in a Primary Care Setting

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2019
Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to determine the effect of proactive pharmacist identification of high-risk patients eligible for diagnostic spirometry testing on the percentage of appropriate spirometry referrals ordered and the ...
Jangus B. Whitner, Lisa A. Mueller, Alexa Sevin Valentino   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship between FEV1 change and patient-reported outcomes in randomised trials of inhaled bronchodilators for stable COPD: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Interactions between spirometry and patient-reported outcomes in COPD are not well understood. This systematic review and study-level analysis investigated the relationship between changes in FEV1 and changes in health status with ...
Bourbeau, J, Capkun-Niggli, G, Cerulli, A, Jones, PW, Westwood, M, Worthy, G   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Switching disease‐modifying therapies in patients with spinal muscular atrophy: A systematic review on effectiveness outcomes

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
With multiple disease‐modifying therapies now available, treatment switching has become an important clinical consideration in the management of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). While some switches are prompted by suboptimal clinical response, more commonly they are driven by treatment burden, convenience, or adverse events.
Andrej Belančić, Elvira Meni Maria Gkrinia, Patrick Eustaquio, Andrea Katrin Faour, Dinko Vitezić   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Race-specific spirometry equations may overestimate asthma control in Black children and adolescents

Respiratory Research, 2023
Background A growing body of evidence suggests that use of race terms in spirometry reference equations underestimates disease burden in Black populations, which may lead to disparities in pulmonary disease outcomes.
Allison J. Burbank, Claire E. Atkinson, Andre E. Espaillat, Stephen A. Schworer, Katherine Mills, Jennifer Rooney, Ceila E. Loughlin, Wanda Phipatanakul, Michelle L. Hernandez   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
core   +1 more source