Parent-reported asthma in Puerto Rican children.

abstract：:We compared the performance of selected ultrasonic and jet nebulizers when aerosolizing several antibiotic formulations to determine optimum combinations for delivery of a respirable antibiotic aerosol. Three ultrasonic devices were tested: the UltraNeb 99/100, the UltraAIR and the Aerosonic. The reusable jet nebulize...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Weber A,Morlin G,Cohen M,Williams-Warren J,Ramsey B,Smith A

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal lung hypoplasia is a common finding in several fetal conditions such as congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Interestingly, previous studies have demonstrated that hypoplastic lungs have the ability to recover to normal size, when relieved from mechanical factors. However, the underlying mechanisms remain larg...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Nogueira-Silva C,Moura RS,Esteves N,Gonzaga S,Correia-Pinto J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tidal flow volume (TFV) loop ratios of (1) time to peak flow (tPTEF) to total expiratory time (tE) [tPTEF/tE] and (2) volume to peak flow (VPTEF) to expired volume (VE) [VPTEF/VE] are reported to decrease with age in early life, and to decrease in subjects with obstructive airways disease (OAD). However, the mecha...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Lødrup Carlsen KC,Stenzler A,Carlsen KH

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is based mainly on the patient's medical history and physical examination. However, in severe cases a further evaluation including chest X-ray (CXR) may be necessary. At present, lung ultrasound (LUS) is not included in the diagnostic work-up of pneumonia. ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Caiulo VA,Gargani L,Caiulo S,Fisicaro A,Moramarco F,Latini G,Picano E,Mele G

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial reactivity was assessed in 66 children with bronchial asthma (aged 8-15 years) by provocation with histamine-HCl during a symptom-free period. A significant bronchial reaction to histamine was defined as a 50% increase in the resistance of the respiratory system (Rrs) determined by the forced oscillation tec...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Holmgren D,Engström I,Bjure J,Sixt R,Aberg N

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main physiological impact of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy is presumed to be a decrease in work of breathing (WOB). To assess this, diaphragmatic electrical activity and esophageal pressure changes were measured off then on HFNC delivered at 2 L/kg/min, in 14 infants with bronchiolitis and 14 cardiac infa...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Pham TM,O'Malley L,Mayfield S,Martin S,Schibler A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with severe cystic fibrosis lung disease, anorexia and weight loss, received Megestrol Acetate (MA), as an appetite stimulant. The initial dose was 400-800 mg daily and was continued for 6-15 months. Appetite was improved, with significant weight gain in all patients and an increase in their weight for a...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Nasr SZ,Hurwitz ME,Brown RW,Elghoroury M,Rosen D

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Exercise ventilation efficiency index in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is elevated in patients with heart failure providing useful information on disease progression and prognosis. Few data, however, exist for ventilation efficiency index among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. AIMS:To assess venti...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Kampouras A,Hatziagorou E,Avramidou V,Georgopoulou V,Kirvassilis F,Hebestreit H,Tsanakas J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of 47 cystic fibrosis referral centers was conducted to study the use of exercise in the management of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). A questionnaire with 5 brief questions concerning the prescription and application of exercise therapy was sent to the first 47 centers (38.5%) listed in the 1988 CF Found...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Kaplan TA,ZeBranek JD,McKey RM Jr

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocyte apoptosis is implicated in the pathophysiology of acute inflammatory lung injuries in newborns and adults. Pulmonary angiotensin (ANG) II contributes to lung epithelial apoptosis in vitro, but its role in acute lung injury in vivo is unclear. We therefore studied the effects of ANG II receptor action on the...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Lukkarinen HP,Laine J,Aho H,Zagariya A,Vidyasagar D,Kääpä PO

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONAL:This study aims at describing the use of bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) in infants with severe bronchiolitis. WORKING HYPOTHESIS:The use of BiPAP in infants with bronchiolitis may be associated with a worst outcome. STUDY DESIGN:A single-center retrospective study performed from October 2013 to Apr...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Delacroix E,Millet A,Pin I,Mortamet G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Medication adherence among adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) is often suboptimal and this has significant impact on their health and quality of life. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of frequent home pulmonary function (PFT) monitoring on medication adherence among adolescents with CF. ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Shakkottai A,Kaciroti N,Kasmikha L,Nasr SZ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study was aimed at elucidating the effect of strenuous maternal exercise (running at a speed of 20 m/min) on fetal somatic growth and lung development. Dams were separated into three groups: (1) exercising during the entire course of pregnancy; (2) exercising from the 16th to the 20th gestational day; and (3) cont...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Nagai A,Sakamoto K,Konno K

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Child exposure to cigarette smoke is harmful. It should be reduced through parental smoking cessation interventions. The aim of our study was to determine the impact of simple advice provided by the pediatrician on the smoking habits of parents of children with cystic fibrosis (CF), diabetes mellitus (DM) an...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Lafont M,Morin C,Arrouy A,Rabeau A,Labouret G,Roditis L,Michelet M,Mittaine M

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with advanced lung disease are at risk for developing pulmonary vascular disease and pulmonary hypertension, characterized by progressive exercise intolerance beyond the exercise-limiting effects of airways disease in CF. We report on a patient with severe CF lung disease who experienced ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Montgomery GS,Sagel SD,Taylor AL,Abman SH

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary function testing is commonly performed for diagnosis and clinical management of respiratory diseases. It is important to use appropriate reference equations from healthy subjects for interpretation of data from infants with lung disease. This study aimed to determine if published reference equation...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Lu Z,Foong RE,Kowalik K,Moraes TJ,Dubeau A,Lefebvre D,Davis SD,Balkovec S,Becker A,Mandhane P,Turvey SE,Lou W,Sears MR,Ratjen F,Subbarao P

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the effect of triamcinolone acetonide (TAC) on airway morphogenesis of the Sprague-Dawley fetal rat in whole organ lung cultures from day 15 to day 21 of equivalent gestational age (6 days in culture). TAC produced an increased number of peripheral buds from day 18 onward and the airway and airspaces h...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Massoud EA,Sekhon HS,Rotschild A,Thurlbeck WM

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene that encodes for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator protein (CFTR) was identified in 1989, yet major pathophysiologic questions remain unanswered. There is emerging evidence that CFTR is a bicarbonate channel, a driver of chloride-bicarbonate exchange and through its action on local pH, a regulator o...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Borowitz D

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of empyema complicating community-acquired pneumonia is increasing and causes significant childhood morbidity. Pneumococcal infection remains the most common isolated cause in developed countries, with Staphylococcus aureus the predominant pathogen in the developing world. Newer molecular techniques util...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Jaffé A,Balfour-Lynn IM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most pneumatoceles disappear spontaneously and do not cause severe symptoms. Treatment alternatives include various conventional or surgical methods. However, an enlarging, complicated pneumatocele with cardiorespiratory instability requires imaging-guided catheter drainage or surgery. Here, we report the case of a ne...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Park TH,Kim JK

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stachybotrys chartarum (atra) is a toxic mold that grows on water-damaged cellulose-based materials. Research has revealed also that inhalation of S. chartarum spores caused marked changes in respiratory epithelium, especially to developing lungs. We analyzed the epigenetic potential of S. chartarum spore toxins on de...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： McCrae KC,Rand TG,Shaw RA,Mantsch HH,Sowa MG,Thliveris JA,Scott JE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accelerated lung function decline in cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. Recent data suggest that mucoid P. aeruginosa may amenable to elimination from the airway. We aim to determine whether the initiation of an aggressive antibiotic eradication regimen upon init...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Troxler RB,Hoover WC,Britton LJ,Gerwin AM,Rowe SM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported that prenatal glucocorticoid therapy is less effective at promoting an improvement in lung function in male than in female sheep. This observation, and the higher incidence of respiratory distress syndrome in human males, suggests that the male fetal lung may be less responsive to glucocorticoids ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Kovar J,Waddell BJ,Sly PD,Willet KE

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wheezing is the most widely reported adventitious lung sound in the English language. It is recognized by health professionals as well as by lay people, although often with a different meaning. Wheezing is an indicator of airway obstruction and therefore of interest particularly for the assessment of young children an...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Pasterkamp H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We report an unusual finding of pneumatocele in an infant. CASE REPORT:A previously well four month old presented with worsening respiratory distress over 6 weeks. He had no antecedent signs or symptoms of respiratory infection. Chest radiograph demonstrated a lucent hemithorax concerning for tension pneu...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Ehsan Z,Nathan JD,Kercsmar CM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is an important mechanism of airway remodeling in lung disease. We previously demonstrated that serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is elevated in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and declines with therapy for pulmonary exacerbation. We hypothesized that VEGF is elevated early in the course of CF...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Watts KD,McColley SA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campomelic dysplasia is a generalized disorder of cartilaginous growth and development, leading to early death from pulmonary insufficiency. We describe the airway dynamics as observed bronchoscopically in two affected infants. Both infants demonstrated anatomic compromise of the upper airway and diffuse laryngotrache...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Grad R,Sammut PH,Britton JR,Goodrich P,Hoyme HE,Dambro NN

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), it is possible to quantitate important aspects of growth in children with cystic fibrosis (CF), supplementing the usual measures of height and weight. Of particular concern during growth is the accumulation of bone mineral, since osteoporosis and fractures are well-recogni...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Henderson RC,Madsen CD

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) performed with a fiberoptic bronchoscope (FOB) is a useful method for sampling alveolar contents. Since the smallest FOB with a channel has a diameter of 3.6 mm, BAL is difficult to accomplish through artificial airways (AA) less than 5.0 mm I.D. We used a 4F balloon wedge pressure cathete...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Alpert BE,O'Sullivan BP,Panitch HB

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) have important roles in regulating neutrophil migration and the inflammatory response. To determine whether the concentration of these cytokines and soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) in sputum was increas...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Salva PS,Doyle NA,Graham L,Eigen H,Doerschuk CM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00