Concurrent presentations of the sarcoidosis, tuberculosis and lymphoma in a single patient.

abstract：:The rapid increase in the elderly population is leading to a corresponding increase in the number of people requiring medical care. To date no comparative study between community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) has been reported in the very elderly non-intubated patients. The presen...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Maruyama T,Gabazza EC,Morser J,Takagi T,D'Alessandro-Gabazza C,Hirohata S,Nakayama S,Ramirez AY,Fujiwara A,Naito M,Nishikubo K,Yuda H,Yoshida M,Takei Y,Taguchi O

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited knowledge exists about development of bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) through adolescence. We aimed to assess changes in and risk factors for BHR in adolescence. From a Norwegian birth cohort 517 subjects underwent clinical examinations, structured interviews and methacholine challenges at age 10 and 16. B...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Riiser A,Hovland V,Mowinckel P,Carlsen KH,Carlsen KL

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the exercise capacity, exercise habits, and lung function of preterm born children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) compared to term born controls at school age. METHODS:Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) by cycle ergometer and pulmonary function test were performed in children with BPD (n =...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Prenzel F,Vogel M,Siekmeyer W,Körner A,Kiess W,Vom Hove M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary function testing is not feasible in many adults with intellectual disabilities, because of difficulties with understanding and cooperation. AIMS:To investigate feasibility, repeatability and reproducibility of measuring airway resistance using the interrupter technique (MicroRint) in people aged 5...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Pouls KP,Alsema LE,van der Laan H,Evenhuis HM,Penning C

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) ventilation via a tight fitting face mask was assessed in eight HIV-1 antibody-positive patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia who were in hypoxaemic respiratory failure. All patients were conscious, able to protect their airway and not hypercapnic. Treatme...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Miller RF,Semple SJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to mushroom spores may cause many respiratory allergic diseases, however, there has been no serial study in a mushroom factory to address this problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the serial changes in respiratory allergy and the incidence of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) in mushroom workers....

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Tanaka H,Saikai T,Sugawara H,Tsunematsu K,Takeya I,Koba H,Matsuura A,Imai K,Abe S

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The discrepancy rates of drug susceptibility testing (DST) results between solid and liquid media have been reported to range from 2.4 to 7.4% for isoniazid. Most isolate with isoniazid DST discrepancies between solid and liquid media test as susceptible on solid medium and resistant in liquid medium, howe...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kim S,Lee H,Park HY,Jeon K,Huh HJ,Lee NY,Jeong BH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify factors associated with late recovery (≥ 8 days from exacerbation start) in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis/COPD (AECB/AECOPD). METHODS:An international, observational, non-interventional study in outpatients with AECB/AECOPD who received treatment for their exacerbation ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Anzueto A,Miravitlles M,Ewig S,Legnani D,Heldner S,Stauch K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) is an effective treatment in respiratory failure. Continuous positive pressure (CPAP) may also be useful in acute hypoxaemic patients. Supplementary oxygen is usually necessary in both systems. However, the inspired oxygen fraction (FiO2) delivered by a NI...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Samolski D,Antón A,Güell R,Sanz F,Giner J,Casan P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) severity is usually graded upon the FEV(1) reduction and FEV(1) has been considered the most important mortality predictor with age in COPD. Recent studies suggest other factors as more powerfully related to mortality than FEV(1) in COPD patients. AIM:To assess t...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Tantucci C,Donati P,Nicosia F,Bertella E,Redolfi S,De Vecchi M,Corda L,Grassi V,Zulli R

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A predominant feature of asthma is an accelerated rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), but data on the variability and factors associated with this change in patients with controlled asthma are largely unknown. METHODS:140 patients with controlled asthma were enrolled based on the Glob...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Matsunaga K,Ichikawa T,Oka A,Morishita Y,Kanai K,Hiramatsu M,Akamatsu H,Kawabata H,Kikuchi T,Akamatsu K,Hirano T,Kou Y,Nakanishi M,Minakata Y,Yamamoto N

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate whether elevated levels of cardiac troponin increases the risk of mortality in patients with acute PE. METHODS:We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis with rigorous statistical evaluation using publications (2000-2018) from Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Central R...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： El-Menyar A,Sathian B,Al-Thani H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe how patients with COPD, heart failure, dementia and cancer differ in frequency and timing of referral to palliative care services. METHODS:We performed a population-based study with the Sentinel Network of General Practitioners in Belgium. Of 2405 registered deaths respectively 5%, 4% and 28% were iden...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Beernaert K,Cohen J,Deliens L,Devroey D,Vanthomme K,Pardon K,Van den Block L

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight loss has been recognized as a feature of advanced emphysema and a factor of poor prognosis, but its mechanisms remain obscure. Studies have demonstrated high serum concentrations of TNF-a (cachexin) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with emphysema. Pink puffers (PP) COPD patients have wor...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Pitsiou G,Kyriazis G,Hatzizisi O,Argyropoulou P,Mavrofridis E,Patakas D

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with asthma, exercise-induced symptoms are well recognized and frequently limiting. Currently available beta 2-receptor agonists have a short duration of action and breakthrough symptoms may occur. We studied the efficacy of the recently developed long acting inhaled beta 2-agonist salmeterol with respect ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Newnham DM,Ingram CG,Earnshaw J,Palmer JB,Dhillon DP

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant human DNase I (rhDNase) has been shown to improve pulmonary function in patients treated for up to 6 months. A cohort of 52 cystic fibrosis patients with a FVC > 40% predicted were enrolled into an open label study in order to evaluate longer-term effects of rhDNase. They received 2.5 mg rhDNase twice dail...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Shah PL,Scott SF,Geddes DM,Hodson ME

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study assessing the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in two primary schools in Birmingham, U.K. was performed. A questionnaire was delivered to pupils in both schools after which three open days were conducted in one of the schools, where probable asthmatics were identified and referred to their General Practition...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ayres JG,Pansari S,Weller PH,Sykes A,Williams J,Butler N,Low D

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To analyse the relationship between symptoms at different times during the 24-hour day and outcomes in COPD. METHODS:Observational cross-sectional study in a patients from 7 Latin American countries. The frequency of symptoms in the morning, at night and during the day was explored by means of standardised ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Miravitlles M,Menezes A,López Varela MV,Casas A,Ugalde L,Ramirez-Venegas A,Mendoza L,López A,Wehrmeister FC,Surmont F,Montes de Oca M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if shortcomings in asthma management in the Accident and Emergency (A & E) department identified in a previous (1983) study (Reed et al. Thorax 1985; 40: 897-902) had been corrected, we retrospectively reviewed the case records of patients attending with asthma between December 1987 and November 1988. The...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Chidley KE,Wood-Baker R,Town GI,Sleet RA,Holgate ST

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:SLS COPD was the first open-label randomised controlled trial demonstrating a reduction in moderate/severe COPD exacerbations with once-daily inhaled fluticasone furoate/vilanterol (FF/VI) in everyday clinical practice. Here we report FF/VI effectiveness and safety in predefined patient subgroups. METHODS:P...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Bakerly ND,Woodcock A,Collier S,Leather DA,New JP,Crawford J,Harvey C,Vestbo J,Boucot I

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maximal inspiratory (PImax) and expiratory (PEmax) mouth pressures were measured in seven normal adults in both sitting and half-lying positions on 2 days. Analysis of variance did not reveal significant differences between measurements made in the two positions for either PImax or PEmax. Measurements were repeatable ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ng GY,Stokes MJ

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 6-minute walk test distance (6MWD) has been shown to be a valid and responsive outcome measure in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The analyses were based, however, on a single phase 3 trial and require validation in an independent cohort. OBJECTIVE:To confirm the performance character...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Nathan SD,du Bois RM,Albera C,Bradford WZ,Costabel U,Kartashov A,Noble PW,Sahn SA,Valeyre D,Weycker D,King TE Jr

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-CADM-140 antibody (anti-CADM-140), also referred to as anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody, is a myositis-specific antibody identified in the sera of patients with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (C-ADM) and is associated with a worse prognosis in dermatomyositis-associ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Tanizawa K,Handa T,Nakashima R,Kubo T,Hosono Y,Watanabe K,Aihara K,Oga T,Chin K,Nagai S,Mimori T,Mishima M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Klotho is an 'anti-ageing' hormone and transmembrane protein; Klotho deficient mice develop a similar ageing phenotype to smokers including emphysema and muscle wasting. The objective of this study was to evaluate skeletal muscle and circulating Klotho protein in smokers and COPD patients and to relate Kloth...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Patel MS,Donaldson AV,Lewis A,Natanek SA,Lee JY,Andersson YM,Haji G,Jackson SG,Bolognese BJ,Foley JP,Podolin PL,Bruijnzeel PL,Hart N,Hopkinson NS,Man WD,Kemp PR,Polkey MI

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of short-term tests of reversibility in selecting patients with COAD for long-term nebuliser therapy is uncertain. In a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study we have examined the correlation between short-term reversibility and response to a home nebuliser. We studied 20 patients with severe COAD (m...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Teale C,Morrison JF,Jones PC,Muers MF

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to compare bronchial challenge tests with two substances [histamine (H) and methacholine (M)] and two methods of measuring the effect parameter FEV1 and pulmonary impedance [with the forced oscillation technique (FOT)] in order to determine which test is the shortest, and gives the leas...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Weersink EJ,vd Elshout FJ,van Herwaarden CV,Folgering H

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was evaluate the predictive value of a 2 week course of prednisolone on the effect of 6 months treatment with inhaled budesonide in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Forty patients with stable COPD entered the study, and received prednisolone (37.5 mg o.d.) for 2 ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Senderovitz T,Vestbo J,Frandsen J,Maltbaek N,Nørgaard M,Nielsen C,Kampmann JP

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to compare chest low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) with chest radiography (CXR) in the assessment of febrile acute myeloid leukaemia neutropenic patients. METHODS:A prospective non-randomized study was carried out between 30 May, 2003 and 3 June, 2004 in consecutive neutropenic patients who requi...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Patsios D,Maimon N,Chung T,Roberts H,Disperati P,Minden M,Paul N

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of depression in stable COPD patients varies markedly, possibly because of use of different scales. We aimed to assess depression using 2 different depression scales and to examine the association between depression and poor exercise performance, BODE index and muscle wasting in clinically sta...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Al-shair K,Dockry R,Mallia-Milanes B,Kolsum U,Singh D,Vestbo J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current asthma management guidelines state that where a patient is receiving a low to moderate dose of inhaled corticosteroids and is still experiencing symptoms the dose of corticosteroid should be increased and, if necessary, a long-acting bronchodilator should be added. Many studies have now shown that the addition...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Barnes PJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00