[PDF] Top 20 J. bras. pneumol. vol.32 número3

... 3. Castle W, Fuller R, Hall J, Palmer J. Serevent nationwide surveillance study: comparison of salmeterol with salbutamol in asthmatic patients who require regular bronchodilator treatment. BMJ. ... See full document

... 5. Cantazaro A, Perry S, Clarridge JE, Dunbar S, Goodnight- White S, LoBue PA, et al. The role of clinical suspicion in evaluating a new diagnostic test for active tuberculosis: results of a multicenter prospective ... See full document

... The principal finding on chest X-rays is increased wall thickness of the aorta and its branches (typically accompanied by luminal narrowing), which can also affect the pulmonary arteries[r] ... See full document

... *Study carried out at the State University of Rio de Janeiro School of Medical Sciences, University Hospital Pedro Ernesto of the Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ, State Uni[r] ... See full document

... Arterial gasometry carried out four months after the procedure Figure 2 - Image of the whole lung lavage procedure.. Figure 3 - Image of secretion obtained in bronchopulmonary lavage.[r] ... See full document

... Figure 2 - Low-power magnification view of a pathologic specimen from a surgical lung biopsy showing a geographically and temporally heterogeneous pattern of lung injury with areas of[r] ... See full document

... When associated with a genetic predisposition, these risk factors would lead to a dysfunction of the inflammatory cells, such as the CD8 T lymphocytes and macrophages, which would remai[r] ... See full document

... objective of the present study was to evaluate PCR with oligonucleotides for the insertion sequence 6110 (IS6110) of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in testing sputum samples from[r] ... See full document

... When the chest X-rays were analyzed as to whether or not they presented the respective alterations, we found that the alveolar consolidation pattern was predominant and was present in 50[r] ... See full document

... the system applies a pseudorandom pressure signal of low amplitude (1 cmH 2 O), containing all of the 2-Hz harmonics between 4 Hz and 32 Hz, to the respiratory system of the individual. The initial pressure is ... See full document

... 19. Rechtschaffen A, Kales A, editors. A manual of standardized terminology, techniques and scoring system for sleep stages of human subjects. Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1968. (Publication nº 204). 20. ... See full document

... The present study was designed in order to evaluate the effectiveness and onset of action of formoterol delivered by dry-powder inhaler in immediately reversing methacholine-induced bron[r] ... See full document

... Results : In the 36 asthma group subjects presenting a response, the mean drop in forced expiratory volume in one second after hypertonic saline nebulization was 27.4%.. None of control [r] ... See full document

... *Study carried out at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG, Federal University of Minas Gerais School of Medicine) - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Braz[r] ... See full document

... The objective of this study was to present epidemiological characteristics found in a sample of patients with lung cancer treated at two referral centers in the city of Curitiba (located[r] ... See full document

... Os sintomas podem incluir mal estar, fraqueza, tontura, desmaios, febre, dores musculares, perda de peso, déficit circulatório, alterações visuais, angina, dores articulares, hipertensão[r] ... See full document

... Doutor em Radiologia pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP - São Paulo (SP) Brasil.. Professor Catedrático de Radiologia da University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Cana[r] ... See full document

... 5. Cantazaro A, Perry S, Clarridge JE, Dunbar S, Goodnight- White S, LoBue PA, et al. The role of clinical suspicion in evaluating a new diagnostic test for active tuberculosis: results of a multicenter prospective ... See full document

... 1. González-García M, Maldonado Gomez D, Torres-Duque CA, Barrero M, Jaramillo Villegas C, Pérez JM, et al. Tomographic and functional findings in severe COPD: comparison between the wood smoke-related and smoking- ... See full document

... Residente do Departamento de Diagnóstico por Imagem da Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP - São Paulo (SP) Brasil.. Professor Catedrático de Radiologia da University of British[r] ... See full document