... Chronic obstructivepulmonarydisease (COPD) is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality worldwide. While the cut-off point to define airflow obstruction has been controversial, it is widely ...
... Comorbidity is common in patients with chronic obstructivepulmonarydisease (COPD); however, the relationship between comorbidity and quality of life is inconsistent. The objective was to establish ...
... Gabriel, A., & Salazar, S. (2014). Evaluation of sodium benzoate and licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root extract as heat ‐ sensitizing additives against Escherichia coli O157: H7 in mildly heated young coconut liquid ...
... Background: Osteoporosis (OP) is common in patients with chronic obstructivepulmonarydisease (COPD). The relationship between OP and COPD has been primarily studied in male patients, and few ...
... Chronic obstructivepulmonarydisease (COPD) has become a major health challenge worldwide due to its in- creasing incidence and mortality, which have serious repercussions for health-care ...
... The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between health-related quality of life - HRQOL, anxiety, depression and spiritual well-being in patients diagnosed with chronic obstructivepulmonary ...
... Chronic obstructivepulmonarydisease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Although cigarette smoking is the major risk factor, only 10-20% of smokers develop ...
... positive pulmonary angiography, visualization of thrombus in right ventricle or right atrium on echocardiography, or intermediate-probability ventila- tion–perfusion lung scan associated with deep-vein throm- ...
... both pulmonary and systemic vascular alterations in patients with COPD closely relate to endothelial dysfunction and inflammation ...small pulmonary arteries lose the ability to dilate because of ...
... Adherence to recommendations regarding clinical assessment, phenotypes and treatment monitoring is summarized in tables 3 – 5. Some items were not recorded because they were not included in the audit as per the ...
... respiratory disease, advanced cancer (without possibility of remis- sion), terminal patients or receiving palliative care, and patients with cognitive impairment unable to understand or complete the informed ...
... Clinical audits to assess the quality of care delivered and the attainment of treatment goals are paramount for the management of various chronic diseases, including chronic obstructive pul- monary disease ...
... Comparison of Nebulized and Oral Prednisolone with Placebo in the treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary [r] ...
... Objectives: Clinical practice in chronic obstructivepulmonarydisease (COPD) can be influenced by weather variability throughout the year. To explore the hypothesis of seasonal variability in ...
... Chronic obstructivepulmonarydisease (COPD) is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the ...Global Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), 4 have increased the ...
... chronic obstructivepulmonarydisease (COPD) have a high prevalence of heart failure ...0.002), pulmonary thromboembolism (OR: ...renal disease (OR: ...
... Interstitial lung abnormalities were present in 194 (8%) of the 2416 HRCT scans evaluated. In statistical models adjusting for relevant covariates, interstitial lung ab- normalities were associated with reduced total ...
... chronic obstructivepulmonarydisease, treated with non-invasive ventilation, graduated from the serious patient care units of the “Saturnino Lora” Provincial Hospital, from January 2011 to January ...
... Oxygen therapy for hypercapnic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute respiratory failure: a randomized, controlled pilot study.. Oxygen therapy during exacerbatio[r] ...
... cardiopulmonary disease of all etiologies. The disease trajectories and therefore the everyday experience of patients with advanced cancer and chronic obstructivepulmonarydisease ...