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... created by the National Ministry of Health in 1975. The deaths included in the study were caused by malignant cancers of the trachea, bronchioles and lung classified according to the Ninth Revision of the International ... See full document

... boxes, 5 animals per box, in a temperature-controlled environment (mean temperature, 24°C), and were maintained on a 12/12-h light/dark cycle, with free access to water and rat ... See full document

... Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients with influenza A (H1N1)-associated pneumonia treated at two hospitals in the region of Liguria, Italy, as well as to describe their treatment and outcomes. Methods: ... See full document

... The objectives of this study were to determine the effects that routine daily home air-stacking maneuvers have on pulmonary function in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and i[r] ... See full document

... laxis include the following: being younger than 15 years of age, with no signs consistent with active TB, a contact of active TB cases, and a TST reactor (induration ≥ 10 mm) who has not received the BCG vaccination; ... See full document

... The annual incidence worldwide, which in 1990 was 125 cases per 100,000 population, was on the rise until 2004, when it surpassed 140/100,000 population. However, it has since decreased, gradually, to 139/100,000 popula- ... See full document

... In the lungs, abnormalities in ionic transport promote a reduction in mucosal secretions, an increase in viscosity of these secretions and a consequent decrease in mucociliary clearance. At birth, the lungs are ... See full document

... Figure 1 - Interfaces of the Osiris Medical Imaging Software (in a) and of the SIStema para a Detecção e a quantificação de Enfisema Pulmonar (SISDEP, System to Detect and Quantify P[r] ... See full document

... In another randomized controlled trial, 16 patients with AVB, hospitalized in the ICU, submitted to conventional respiratory therapy (percussion, PD, vibration and nasopharyngeal [r] ... See full document

... mentioned above. Some of these studies are summarized in Table 1. In a study of 300 adult individuals with community-acquired pneu- monia conducted in New Zealand, 28% of the cases were of viral etiology. The viruses ... See full document

... viscosity of mineral oil can inhibit the cough reflex, facilitating the aspiration of oil to the lower airway, even in the absence of risk factors, especially in suckling infants, because of the way in which they are ... See full document

... coccidioidomycosis in Brazil, it is likely that many cases of coccidioidomycosis are incor- rectly diagnosed as nonspecific pneumonia, TB or even pneumoconiosis and silicosis. Based on molecular phylogeny studies, the ... See full document

... The culture medium most commonly used in mycology laboratories is 2% Sabouraud glucose agar (Figure 2a) with cycloheximide (Figure 2b), chloramphenicol or a combination of the two. The selection of the culture medium ... See full document

... Apesar de rara, a pneumoconiose reumatoide, também chamada de síndrome de Caplan, pode ser diagnosticada entre trabalhadores expostos à sílica e entre pacientes com silicose, pneumoconiose dos mineiros de carvão e ... See full document

... For this analysis, we used 97 MDR-TB strains isolated from patients with pulmonary TB. The samples were provided by the Professor Hélio Fraga Referral Center, in Brasília, Brazil. Another 6 strains, which were sensitive ... See full document

... I, et al. Galactomannan does not precede major signs on a pulmonary computerized tomographic scan suggestive of invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematological malignancies. Clin Infect Dis. ... See full document

... 10. Camargo JJ, Irion KL, Marchiori E, Hochhegger B, Porto NS, Moraes BG, et al. Computed tomography measurement of lung volume in preoperative assessment for living donor lung transplantation: volume calculation using ... See full document

... Between October and November of 2011, five patients who had suffered high cervical SCI (C4 or higher) and who were on long-term ventilation were evaluated to determine whether they co[r] ... See full document

... question 5) vitamins A, D, E and K; question 6) antibiotic nebulization; and question 7) DNase ...to 5 days per week; or option c) less than 3 days per ... See full document

... 1 4 . Perlman DC, El-Sadr WM, Nelson ET, Matts JP, Telzak EE, Salomon N, et al. Variation of chest radiographic patterns in pulmonary tuberculosis by degree of human immunodeficiency virus-related immunosuppression. The ... See full document