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Variability in sensitivity to inflammation in muscle and lung of patients with COPD may underlie susceptibility to lung function decline
Background Muscle wasting and weakness (sarcopenia) are commonly associated with COPD causing frailty and reduced quality of ...
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Early life inflammation in CF: can it be reversed by CFTR modulators?
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Case of hot tub lung showing a shadow distribution consistent with unequal ventilation
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64-year-old man with a raised hemidiaphragm
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Building hypotheses to understand the synergistic effects of heat and pollution exposure in a changing climate
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Asthma control during long term treatment with regular inhaled salbutamol and salmeterol
Otago and Canterbury Respiratory Research Groups, Dunedin and Christchurch Schools of Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, New Zealand Dr D R Taylor, Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of ...
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BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: update 2009
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When can personal best peak flow be determined for asthma action plans?
Background: Written asthma action plans based on personal best peak expiratory flow (PEF) consistently improve health outcomes, whereas those based on predicted PEF do not. Guidelines state that ...
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The accuracy of portable peak flow meters.
Department of Medicine, University of Birmingham, Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. BACKGROUND: The variability of peak expiratory flow (PEF) is now commonly used in the diagnosis ...
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Consumption of fresh fruit rich in vitamin C and wheezing symptoms in children
BACKGROUND A beneficial effect of fresh fruit consumption on lung function has been observed in several studies. The epidemiological evidence of the effect on respiratory symptoms and asthma is ...
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Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010
Correspondence to Dr John Harvey, North Bristol Lung Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK; john.harvey{at}nbt.nhs.uk Secondary pneumothorax (SSP) is associated with underlying lung disease ...