Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Presenting with MPO-ANCA Associated Vasculitis and Aortic Dissection by Bram M. Voorzaat, Jan van Schaik, Stijn L. P. Crobach, Catharina S. P. van Rijswijk, Joris I. Rotmans

“…Several years later, he presented with aortic dissection due to large vessel vasculitis, raising the suspicion of AAT deficiency, as two first-line relatives had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, while they never smoked. This diagnosis was confirmed by AAT electrophoresis and immunohistochemistry on a temporal artery biopsy. …”
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Noninvasive Home Mechanical Ventilation for Stable Hypercapnic COPD: A Clinical Respiratory Review from Canadian Perspectives by Rachel Jen, Colin Ellis, Marta Kaminska, Jeremy Road, Najib Ayas

“…Acute short-term noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for hypercapnic respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has well-established benefits; however, the role of long-term home NIV remains controversial. …”
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The Lung Immune Response to Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (Lung Immunity to NTHi) by Paul T. King, Roleen Sharma

“…In this context it is no longer a commensal and becomes an important respiratory pathogen associated with a range of common conditions including bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, and particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. NTHi induces a strong inflammatory response in the respiratory tract with activation of immune responses, which often fail to clear the bacteria from the lung. …”
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Gambaran Derajat Merokok Pada Penderita PPOK di Bagian Paru RSUP Dr. M. Djamil by Fadhil el Naser, Irvan Medison, Erly .

“…This study use</em><em>d</em><em> a retrospective descriptive design using medical record data of smoker patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) who were treated in the Pulmonary Section General Hospital Dr. …”
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The Canadian Optimal Therapy of COPD Trial: Design, Organization and Patient Recruitment by Shawn D Aaron, Katherine Vandemheen, Dean Fergusson, Mark FitzGerald, Francois Maltais, Jean Bourbeau, Roger Goldstein, Andrew McIvor, Meyer Balter, Denis O'Donnell

“…BACKGROUND: There are no published studies that have assessed whether adding long-acting beta 2-agonist bronchodilators and/or inhaled steroids to chronic therapy with tiotropium would provide additional clinical benefit to patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).…”
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Periodontal Diseases: Major Exacerbators of Pulmonary Diseases? by Bakey Kouanda, Zeeshan Sattar, Patrick Geraghty

“…Pulmonary diseases, such as pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, tuberculosis, COVID-19, and bronchiectasis, significantly contribute to poor quality of life and mortality. …”
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The Importance of Lung Innate Immunity During Health and Disease by Gusty Rizky Teguh Ryanto, Ratoe Suraya, Tatsuya Nagano

“…In this review, we discuss globally how the components of lung innate immunity are important not only for maintaining lung homeostasis but also during the pathophysiology of notable lung diseases beyond acute pulmonary infections, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and pulmonary fibrosis.…”
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Effects of Heliox in Stable COPD Patients at Rest and during Exercise by Matteo Pecchiari

“…Heliox has been administered to stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients at rest and during exercise on the assumption that this low density mixture would have reduced work of breathing, dynamic hyperinflation, and, consequently, dyspnea sensation. …”
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Infective Exacerbation of Pasteurella multocida by Mayumi Hamada, Noha Elshimy, Hatem Abusriwil

“…Her medical history was significant for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She was in severe type one respiratory failure and blood tests revealed markedly raised inflammatory markers; however her chest X-ray was clear. …”
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Polycythemia with Renal Cell Carcinoma and Normal Erythropoietin Level by Jonathan Kopel, Pranav Sharma, Irfan Warriach, Sriman Swarup

“…A 61-year-old obese Caucasian male with past medical history of smoking, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and sleep apnea presented to the hematology clinic with polycythemia. …”
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Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case Report by Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Gloria Susana Fabra Aguirre, Maury Llana Rodríguez, Yovanis Iser Filtres

“…The case of an 83 years old male patient, with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic cerebrovascular atherosclerotic disease that contracted chickenpox and whose evolution was very rapid, with acute respiratory failure and bronchopneumonia massive hemorrhagic shock, to the point of death, is presented. …”
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Matching Inhaler Devices with Patients: The Role of the Primary Care Physician by Alan Kaplan, David Price

“…Poor inhaler technique and nonadherence impair the efficacy of medications for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A range of factors, including age, dexterity, inspiratory capacity, cognitive ability, health literacy, and ethnicity, can impact a patient’s ability and intention to use their device. …”
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Long-Term Oxygen Therapy in COPD: Factors Affecting and Ways of Improving Patient Compliance by Stamatis Katsenos, Stavros H. Constantopoulos

“…Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is the cornerstone mode of treatment in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with resting hypoxaemia. …”
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Accurate identification of oxygen desaturation status in COPD by using classifier ensemble. by Yue-Fang Wu, Xin Shu, Shiqi Wang, Xiaojun Xu, Pei-Li Sun

“…The accurate identification of oxygen desaturation (OD) status plays critical role in the clinic diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is a common disease related to the lungs and respiratory tract of the human body. …”
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Functional Properties and Molecular Architecture of Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase, a Pivotal Catalyst of Chemotactic Leukotriene Formation by Jesper Z. Haeggström, Pär Nordlund, Marjolein M.G.M. Thunnissen

“…., nephritis, arthritis, dermatitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The final step in the biosynthesis of leukotriene B4 is catalyzed by leukotriene A4 hydrolase, a unique bifunctional zinc metalloenzyme with an anion-dependent aminopeptidase activity. …”
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Microscopic Polyangiitis with Pulmonary Fibrosis: An Often-Recognized Manifestation of the Disease by Liam M. Clifford, Jamma Li, Christopher J. Renaud, Suran L. Fernando

“…Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) can manifest with atypical features such as pulmonary fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which are atypical and unusual features of small vessel vasculitis. …”
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Effect of Antioxidants in the Treatment of COPD Patients: Scoping Review by Mauricio Orozco-Levi, Claudia Colmenares-Mejía, Jessica Ruíz, Yurley Dayanna Valencia-Barón, Alba Ramírez-Sarmiento, Doris Cristina Quintero-Lesmes, Norma C. Serrano

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, treatable lung disease characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation and multiorgan impact. …”
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Self-Management for People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Fred Saibil, Emily Lai, Andrew Hayward, Jeanne Yip, Cameron Gilbert

“…Conditions such as diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, recurrent urinary tract infections and others lend themselves to this paradigm of medical care for the informed patient. …”
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Current Antibiotic Treatment and Outcome for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Alasdair P MacGowan, Tracey Halladay, Andrew M Lovering

“…Clinical outcomes are best studied for both pneumonia and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Economic evaluations often do not encompass all of the costs, for example, time off from work or the economic impact of antibacterial resistance. …”
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Chickenpox pneumonia. Case presentation. Dora Ngiza hospital, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. by Gilberto Serrano Ocaña, Juan Carlos Ortiz Sablon, Ilen Ochoa Tamayo

“…The deterioration of the cell-mediated immunity caused by coexisting diseases, HIV infection, cancer, hemato-oncology illnesses, steroid use, as well as advanced age, smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hemorrhagic nature of the Skin lesions, are risk factors for developing Varicella-Zoster pneumonia. …”
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