[PDF] Top 20 A STUDY OF CLINICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, PULMONARY FUNCTIONS IN PATIENTS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

... changes in lifestyle have contributed to increased levels of respiratory ...disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of disorders ... See full document

... habitual in- and out-of-bed time, during the previous 5 ...also in- structed to keep a diary with records of their in- and out-of- bed times during the 21-day study ... See full document

... changes in the program of domiciliary nursing rehabilitation, based on the comparison between the evaluation moments Mbaseline and ...representative. In relation to the time interval M1 - M2, after ... See full document

... the study period, supporting the importance of multidimensional as- sessment in monitoring COPD ...increase in BODE index was dyspnea, assessed by MRC. In our study, despite the ... See full document

... controlled clinical trials have shown that high-intensity interval training results in benefits re- lated to dyspnea, health-related quality of life and exercise capacity, similar to those obtained ... See full document

... degree of dyspnoea of COPD outpatients that could be well-determined by the scales used in our study clearly reflects the impairment of their health-related quality of life as ... See full document

... present study evaluates the healthcare burden associated with COPD patients followed for up to three years after discharge for an episode of ...presence of subgroups defined by exacerbation ... See full document

... analyze clinical symptoms and spirometric alterations of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and history of exposure to wood and tobacco ... See full document

... To study the effects of nocturnal hypoxemia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without obstructive sleep apnea ...21 patients—10 ... See full document

... cross-sectional study including patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated with any type of inhaler ...teaching of inhalation technique ... See full document

... this study, how- ever, 95 were excluded in the pre- and intraoperative, 14 were lost to follow-up and 56 were actually analyzed ac- cording to Figure ...atively in terms of age, gender, body ... See full document

... importance of this study resides in the fact that it investigated the dynamic pulmonary hyperinflation result- ing from activities of daily living in COPD ...COPD ... See full document

... Mutations in the SERPINA1 gene are the main cause for alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), an autosomal-codominant disorder, characterized by reduced protein serum levels and affecting 1 in 2000 to 1 ... See full document

... that pulmonary TB can cause permanent obstructive or restrictive ventilation function impairment and change in lung anatomy, which contribute to developing COPD ...factor of MDR-TB [20–24]. ... See full document

... between clinical variables and qual- ity of life scores were very similar to the findings for ...tion of dyspnea sensation to AQ20 scores ...responsiveness of the AQ20 compared with the SGRQ ... See full document

... This study has limitations that warrant ...for obstructive sleep apnea ...common chronic conditions, they should be expected to occur together, particularly in middle-aged and older male ... See full document

... selected patients, this operation can improve shortness of breath and quality of ...restoration of the curvature of the diaphragm through a reduction in overinflation of ... See full document

... influence of illness perceptions on the promotion of self-management in COPD patients who participated in interventions dif- ferent from PR 43 disclosed that the perceived lack ... See full document

... IG). Patients of IG were additionally taught the full yogic breathing - deep slow breathing, consisting of three consecutive phases: abdominal, thoracic and ...use of abdominal muscles and ... See full document

... effect of psychotherapy on levels of anxiety and depression, as well as on quality of life and exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ... See full document