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Exposure to occupational inhalants and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. While 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, PLars Klareskog, Lars Alfredsson, Xia Jiang   +7 more
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The use of spirometry in a primary care setting

International Journal of General Medicine, 2009
Elizabeth A Blain, Timothy J CraigPenn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USAObjective: To determine the use of spirometry in family practice, internal medicine, and pediatric outpatient settings.Methods: Data were collected from 45 outpatient ...
Elizabeth A Blain, Timothy J Craig
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Small airway function in obese individuals with self-reported asthma

ERJ Open Research, 2020
Diagnosis of asthma in obese individuals frequently relies on clinical history, as airflow by spirometry may remain normal. This study hypothesised that obese subjects with self-reported asthma and normal spirometry will demonstrate distinct clinical ...
Beno W. Oppenheimer, Roberta M. Goldring, Israa Soghier, David Smith, Manish Parikh, Kenneth I. Berger   +5 more
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Withdrawal from treatment as an outcome in the Isolde study of COPD [PDF]

, 2003
Objectives: To investigate the determinants of patient withdrawal from our study, and the effect of these withdrawals on the outcome of treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD.
American Thoracic Society, Brazier, Burge, Chervinsky, Davies, Greening, Jarad, Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones, Lisa Willits, Meecham-Jones, Nelson, Niewoehner, Osman, P. Sherwood Burge, Paul W. Jones, Pauwels, Pauwels, Pauwels, Peter M.A. Calverley, Sally Spencer, Seemungal, Spencer, The Lung Health Study Research Group, Vestbo, Ware   +27 more
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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
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The association between spirometry measurement quality, cognitive function, and mortality

Archives of Public Health
Background Population studies that assess lung function usually exclude results of individuals with poor-quality measurements, which often means excluding many subjects.
Consuelo Quispe-Haro, Tatyana Court, Magdalena Kozela, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Nadezda Capkova, Hynek Pikhart, Martin Bobák   +6 more
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Current GOLD recommendations and its implementation within hospitalised COPD patients in Malta [PDF]

, 2015
In 2012, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) revised their classification of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients, incorporating spirometry, symptoms and recent exacerbations.
Bilocca, David, Gauci, Jonathan, Mifsud, Maria, Montefort, Stephen, Yamagata, Kentaro   +4 more
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Longitudinal Phenotypes and Mortality in Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry in the COPDGene Study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2018
Rationale: Increasing awareness of the prevalence and significance of Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm), alternatively known as restrictive or Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)‐unclassified spirometry, has expanded ...
E. Wan, Spyridon Fortis, E. Regan, J. Hokanson, M. Han, R. Casaburi, B. Make, J. Crapo, D. Demeo, E. Silverman   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

Spirometry: basic concepts

Revista Alergia México, 2019
Spirometry is a pulmonary function test that allows screening, diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory diseases. This is a simple, non-invasive test that is easy to perform. By quantifying the respiratory volumes and flows, such as forced vital capacity (
Daniela Rivero-Yeverino
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