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Small vessel vasculitis of the lung
Interstitial Lung Disease Center, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, ...
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Pulmonary function during pregnancy in normal women and in patients with cardiopulmonary disease
Cardiology Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York Pulmonary Disease Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of ...
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Independent validation of the Sleep Apnoea Quality of Life Index
Centre de Recherche, Centre de Pneumologie, Hôf.pital Laval, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de l'Université Laval, Québec, Canada Correspondence to: Dr Y Lacasse, Centre de ...
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Peak flow diaries in childhood asthma are unreliable
BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to investigate the compliance with and accuracy of peak flow diaries in childhood asthma. METHODS Forty asthmatic children (5–16 years) were asked to perform peak ...
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British Thoracic Society guideline for diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy in adults: accredited by NICE
3 The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK 4 University Hospital of South Manchester, ...
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Study of community acquired pneumonia aetiology (SCAPA) in adults admitted to hospital: implications for management guidelines
BACKGROUND Since the last British study of the microbial aetiology of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) about 20 years ago, new organisms have been identified (for example, Chlamydia pneumoniae), new ...
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Prospective study of the incidence, aetiology and outcome of adult lower respiratory tract illness in the community
BACKGROUND Acute lower respiratory tract illness in previously well adults is usually labelled as acute bronchitis and treated with antibiotics without establishing the aetiology. Viral infection is ...
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Acidosis, non-invasive ventilation and mortality in hospitalised COPD exacerbations
Background Reports of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) use in clinical practice reveal higher mortality rates than in corresponding randomised clinical trials. Aim To explore factors related to chronic ...
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Guidelines on the selection of patients with lung cancer for surgery
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • Introduction
A series of review articles on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease beginning in this issue of Thorax will consider many of the basic science and clinical aspects and provide the clinical scientist ...
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Relation of sputum inflammatory markers to symptoms and lung function changes in COPD exacerbations
Academic Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew's and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC1A 7BE, UK BACKGROUND Although it is presumed that exacerbations ...
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S57 Sonographic septations in pleural infection – what do they actually mean?
Introduction It is well established that when associated with infection, pleural effusions carry a significant morbidity and mortality. Sonographic septations are assumed to be associated with poor ...