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The natural history of community-acquired pneumonia in COPD patients: A population database analysis
23 May 2012
Hana Müllerova, Chuba Chigbo, Gerry W. Hagan, Mark A. Woodhead, Marc Miravitlles, Kourtney J. Davis, Jadwiga A. Wedzicha
Summary: Background: Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are at higher risk of developing Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) than patients in the general population. However, no...
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Impulse oscillometry may be of value in detecting early manifestations of COPD
22 May 2012
S. Frantz, U. Nihlén, M. Dencker, G. Engström, C.G. Löfdahl, P. Wollmer
Summary: Background: Spirometry is used to diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The Impulse oscillometry system (IOS) allows determination of respiratory impedance indices, which mig...
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Ciliary beating is depressed in nasal cilia from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease subjects
21 May 2012
Asma Yaghi, Aisha Zaman, Gerard Cox, Myrna B. Dolovich
Summary: COPD is characterized by increased cough, mucus production, and airway inflammation. Beating epithelial cell cilia contribute to mucociliary clearance with ciliary beat frequency (CBF) an imp...
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Arrhythmias as trigger for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
18 May 2012
Surya P. Bhatt, Sudip Nanda, John S. Kintzer
Summary: Purpose: Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) sometimes appear to occur without a precipitating cause. Heterogeneous repolarization and arrhythmias occur in COP...
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Outcome of patients diagnosed with fibrinous pleuritis after medical thoracoscopy
18 May 2012
Muzaffer Metintas, Guntulu Ak, Omer Cadirci, Huseyin Yildirim, Emine Dundar, Selma Metintas
Summary: Background: In patients with post- medical thoracoscopy histopathological diagnoses of fibrinous pleuritis, confusion can occur concerning subsequent procedures. This issue is particularly im...
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