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... The present study correlated the degree of uptake of [18F]-FDG in pulmonary nodules using a semiquantitative, visual analysis, together with the assessment of other p[r] ... See full document

... Objective: To translate the Modified Reasons for Smoking Scale (MRSS) to Portuguese, to submit it to cross- cultural adaptation for use in Brazil and to evaluate the tes[r] ... See full document

... 8. Hora F, Napolis LM, Daltro C, Kodaira SK, Tufik S, Togeiro SM, et al. Clinical, anthropometric and upper airway anatomic characteristics of obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Respiration. ... See full document

... 8. Cerci Neto A, Ferreira Filho OF, Bueno T, Talhari MA. Reduction in the number of asthma-related hospital admissions after the implementation of a multidisciplinary asthma control program in the city of Londrina, ... See full document

... Objective: To evaluate the understanding of asthma and the clinical improvement in patients with moderate or severe persistent asthma prior to and after their participation in an educa[r] ... See full document

... Patients referred to the Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery Clinic of the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (HC/UFMG, Federal University of Minas Ger[r] ... See full document

... Objective: To investigate the effects of airway obstruction on albuterol-mediated variations in the resistive and elastic properties of the respiratory system of a[r] ... See full document

... Methods: This was a descriptive study using data from the medical charts of patients treated for foreign body aspiration at the Hospital Universitário Materno Infan[r] ... See full document

... following data were collected from the medical charts: age; gender; use of thoracentesis; use of antibiotics prior to surgery; macroscopic aspect, biochemical analysis, microscopy [r] ... See full document

... * Study carried out in the Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz – Fiocruz, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation – Recife, Brazil.. Correspondence to: Juliana Figueirêdo da Cost[r] ... See full document

... Sabe-se que a grande maioria das efusões parapneumô- nicas apresenta evolução para cura com a administração de uma antibioticoterapia apropriada e da realização de tora- cocentese, emb[r] ... See full document

... A CT scan of the chest revealed an osteolytic lesion in the suprasternal notch, without medias- tinal invasion, as well as bilateral transudative pleural effusion re[r] ... See full document

... 11. Vichinsky EP, Styles LA, Colangelo LH, Wright EC, Castro O, Nickerson B. Acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease: clinical presentation and course. Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease. Blood. ... See full document

... On the SciELO Brazil site, one can find a variety of statis- tics related to the number of times that Brazilian Journal of Pulmonology articles have been accessed.. This system is now[r] ... See full document

... 6. Araújo AC, Aprile LR, Terra-Filho J, Dantas RO, Martins MA, Vianna EO. The effect of esophageal acidification on bronchial obstruction in individuals with asthma with gastroesophageal reflux. J ... See full document

... The aim of the present study was to determine the rate of adherence to standard treatment with ICs in patients with severe asthma treated via the ProAR, to identify predictive[r] ... See full document

... Objective: To determine the validity and reproducibility of two subjective instruments to assess limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) in patients with chronic obstructive p[r] ... See full document

... For the analysis of the results, the patients were divided into groups based on AAT levels, according to the cut-off values suggested in the guidelines for the diagnosis and managemen[r] ... See full document

... 5. Balfour-Lynn IM, Abrahamson E, Cohen G, Hartley J, King S, Parikh D, et al. BTS guidelines for the management of pleural infection in children. Thorax. 2005;60(Suppl 1):i1-21. 6. Beyruti R, Villiger LE, de ... See full document

... Objective: To determine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and to evaluate the esophageal motor profile of patients with respiratory symptoms referred to a digest[r] ... See full document