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... Although oral corticosteroids at a dose of 1-2 mg/kg on alternate days seem to retard the progression of the pulmonary disease, the bene- fits are offset by the significant adverse effects, especially cataract ... See full document

... After the samples had thawed, a 96-well plate was coated with monoclonal antibody for the determination of TNF- α levels. The wells were filled with either 100 µL of homogenized lung (dilution 1:2), 100 µL of ... See full document

... The present study showed that, in tuberculosis/ HIV-infected patients, the AMTD test was able to detect M. tuberculosis complex in a greater number of samples than culture. However, culture is not 100% sensitive and can ... See full document

... Normality of the data was evaluated by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and the data are expressed as medians (nonparametric data) or as means and respective confidence intervals (parametric data). Repeated measures ANOVA ... See full document

... Validation of the Italian version of the Cystic Fibrosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (CFQoL), a disease specific measure for adults and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Koscik RL, [r] ... See full document

... (Mark 8; Ferraris Respiratory, Louisville, CO, USA), adapted to the expiratory port of a unidirectional valve and to a silicone face mask, was used in order to assess ... See full document

... A gene located on chromosome 2 encodes SP-B. The most common mutation, 121ins2, accounts for 70% of the cases of SP-B defi- ciency. Deficiency of SP-B follows an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, and ... See full document

... well as extensive subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum (Figure 2). Fiberoptic bronchoscopy confirmed the laceration (length, 4 cm) of the posterior wall of the trachea, located 0.5 cm from the carina. As a ... See full document

... * Study carried out at the Instituto do Coração – InCor, Heart Institute – Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo – HC-FMUSP, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das ... See full document

... region 2 (from codon 267 to codon 504)—which were then sequenced in order to identify ...Region 2 carried 83 point mutations, especially at codon 315, and there was a serine-to-threonine (AGC-to-ACC) ... See full document

... * Study carried out at the State Hospital of Santa Maria, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde e Defesa Civil do Rio de Janeiro – SESDEC-RJ, Rio de Janeiro State Department of Health – Rio de [r] ... See full document

... no signs of deep venous thrombosis. Lung perfusion scintigraphy, which was performed during hospitalization, showed low uptake in the view of the anterior and the apical-posterior segments of the left lung. The right ... See full document

... t 2 , t 3 and t 4 or at t 2 , t 3 and t 4 , which would signify stability at t 1 or at t 2 , ...DO 2 , showed parametric distribu- tion by the Shapiro-Wilk ... See full document

... 11. Aller R, Moya JL, Moreira V, Boixeda D, Cano A, Picher J, et al. Diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome with contrast transesophageal echocardiography: advantages over contrast transthoracic echocardiography. Dig Dis ... See full document

... We studied 151 asthma patients, of whom 107 (70.9%) were children with a median age of 6 years and 44 (29.1%) were adolescents with a median age of 11 years. Although there was a preponderance of boys (n = 70, 65.4%; p ... See full document

... after 8 weeks of training were higher than the baseline values and showed no significant differences in relation to the predicted values, suggesting a trend towards normality after the specific ... See full document

... classified as being of low socioeconomic status, which was attributed to their level of education and occupation. The demographic characteristics of the study population are given in Table 1. Regarding the cooking fuel, ... See full document

... between the 6MWD and post-6MWT SpO 2 . The anthropometric data (age and height) correlated with the 6MWD. These data were included, together with the various dyspnea scales, in an anterograde multivariate ... See full document

... such criticism, probably for the very reasons he gives: the fact that antismoking public health campaigns would be unethical. For instance, he cites the World Health Organization (WHO) report without realizing that a ... See full document

... In recent years, reports of renal disease in CF patients have been increasing, although there is still a shortage of clinical reporting. The following alterations have all been described in CF patients: ... See full document