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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Assessment of lung function in partially edentulous patients using spirometry: A cross-sectional study by Likhitha Ayyagari, M. C. Suresh Sajjan, P Arun Bhupathi, Rama Laxmi Koruprolu, Rama Krishna Alla

“…The lower airflow rates could suggest the possible tendency to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).…”
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Health-care Resource Requirements and Potential Financial Consequences of an Environmentally Driven Switch in Respiratory Inhaler Use in England by Darsuh Attar-Zadeh, Harriet Lewis, Martina Orlovic

“…**Objective:** To assess the potential financial impact of patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) switching from pMDIs to dry powder inhalers (DPIs) in a representative primary care network (PCN) population of 50 000 and the English National Health Service (NHS). …”
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Electrocardiographic signs of cardiac ischemia at rest and during exercise in patients with COPD traveling to 3,100 m: data from a randomized trial of acetazolamide by Marla Christen, Marla Christen, Aline Buergin, Aline Buergin, Maamed Mademilov, Maamed Mademilov, Laura Mayer, Laura Mayer, Simon R. Schneider, Simon R. Schneider, Mona Lichtblau, Mona Lichtblau, Talant M. Sooronbaev, Talant M. Sooronbaev, Silvia Ulrich, Silvia Ulrich, Konrad E. Bloch, Konrad E. Bloch, Michael Furian, Michael Furian

“…IntroductionIn patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), oxygen delivery to the heart may be impaired during travel at altitude. …”
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Exploring the Power of Pranic Healing: An Evidence-based Perspective on Daivavyapashraya Chikitsa by Vinushree M K S, Venkatakrishna K V

“…PH produced positive change in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD mild to moderate depression and fibromyalgia. …”
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Molecular Basis for Mucolytic Therapy by Bonnie Dasgupta, Malcolm King

“…Some of the same strategies may be applicable in the larger group of patients with chronic obstructive airway diseases, including bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This paper reviews various approaches to mucolysis based on the molecular nature of crosslinking and bonding in mucin gels. …”
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Acute Tracheal Obstruction Secondary to Cervical Liposarcoma Metastasis by Haoyu Chen, Song Zhang, Haining Zhou

“…ABSTRACT Tracheal obstruction can arise from multiple conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, foreign bodies, tumors, and acute heart failure. …”
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A narrative review of proactive palliative care models for people with COPD by Amy Pascoe, Xinye Chen, Natasha Smallwood

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of lung diseases that are distinct in underlying aetiology but share a common disease course of persistent and progressive airflow restriction. …”
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