“Alpha-1, are you in? (C)harlie (O)scar (P)appa (D)elta, over!” by G. L. Muntingh

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by chronically poor air flow. …”
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Comparison between the role of bupropion and varenicline in the management of nicotine dependence: A prospective comparative study by Sphurti Pusukuri, Mamatha Bellamkonda, Vishnu Vardhan Mavillapalli, Rajendra Kumar Katte

“…Introduction: Smoking is a leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, linked to diseases such as lung cancer, cardiovascular disorders, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Despite awareness of its harmful effects, smoking cessation remains challenging due to nicotine addiction. …”
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The muscle oxidative regulatory response to acute exercise is not impaired in less advanced COPD despite a decreased oxidative phenotype. by Ilse G M Slot, Bram van den Borst, Valéry A C V Hellwig, Esther Barreiro, Annemie M W J Schols, Harry R Gosker

“…Already in an early disease stage, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are confronted with impaired skeletal muscle function and physical performance due to a loss of oxidative type I muscle fibers and oxidative capacity (i.e. oxidative phenotype; Oxphen). …”
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Managing Critical Bronchiolitis by David G. Speicher, MD, Steven L. Shein, MD, FCCM

“…For all children, we routinely obtain a chest radiograph and basic laboratory tests. For most children, we treat them for uncomplicated viral disease with supportive care highlighted by thoughtful respiratory support. …”
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INFITA-THERAPY ROLE IN THE REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES by Сергей Николаевич Филимонов, Оксана Владимировна Матвеева, Татьяна Сергеевна Москалева, Галина Анатольевна Герасимова

“…Objective of research – to evaluate the effectiveness of the physiotherapeutic method of treatment – infitatherapy in patients with occupational diseases – vibration disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Material and methods. …”
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Effect of exercise rehabilitation on breath muscles in COPD patients by Shimal Hamad, hawkar Ahmed, Hussain Khudair, Ammar Hadi, Riyadh Salih

“…Furthermore, the pre- and post-tests are calculated as T(3.24), greater than the value of tabular T (2.57). …”
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Akkermansia muciniphila Ameliorates Lung Injury in Smoke-Induced COPD Mice by IL-17 and Autophagy by Li Zhang, Junjuan Lu, Caihong Liu

“…Smoking is a primary hazard factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which induced a decrease in intestinal Akkermansia muciniphila abundance and Th17 imbalance in COPD. …”
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High Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases Admitted to Intensive Care in a Low-Resource Setting by Amun Mustafa, Asifa Karamat, Wajeeha Mustansar Toor, Tehmina Mustafa

“…Statistical analyses included Fisher’s exact test, Mann–Whitney/Kruskal–Wallis tests, and logistic regression. …”
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Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis of the Nasal Septum by Yunchuan Li, Honggang Liu, Demin Han, Hongrui Zang, Tong Wang, Bin Hu

“…A diagnosis of eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis was made. All laboratory tests were unremarkable. Skin prick test was positive. …”
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Evaluation of radiographic pulmonary artery diameter and echocardiographic pulmonary artery pressure in COPD patients in South-West Nigeria by Zuliat A. Awoyemi, Faosat O. Jinadu, Abimbola O. Fasan-Odunsi, Abiola O. Adekoya, Olayinka O. Adeyeye, Folasade A. Daniel

“…A mean right descending pulmonary artery diameter (RDPAD) on chest radiographs (CXR), mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) on echocardiograms, and lung function on Spirometry were evaluated. Student t-test, Chi-square, and ANOVA were used to test these two groups‘ differences to determine PH. …”
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Association of Tubotympanic Type Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media with Sinonasal Pathologies by Wasim Sajjad, Muhammad Zubair Khan, Muhammad Saleem Khan, Muhammad Aimen Ikram, RahmatUllah Khan, Furqan Ijaz

“…The Pearson's chi-squared test was used to test the correlation between risk factors (CSOM) and outcomes, with a p-value <0.05 considered statistically significant.  …”
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Treatment Management in Hepatitis and Tuberculosis Coexistence by Neslihan Köse Kabil, Aylin Babalık

“…There are 78% Acid Resistant Bacteria positive and 73% of them were sensitive to all drugs. Diabetes,Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, substance abuse and psychological disorder were the most common comorbidities. 30% of the patients had high admission liver function tests and 27% received a non-hepatotoxic treatment regimen. …”
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Association of Serum Level of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Deficiency and Pulmonary Function in Healthy Individuals by Maryam Moghaddassi, Marzieh Pazoki, Ahmad Salimzadeh, Tayeb Ramim, Zahra Alipour

“…In a cross-sectional study, healthy volunteer (n=92) participants underwent the following laboratory procedures: a blood test, a 24-hour urine collection test, and the serum level of 25-hydroxy vitamin D before undergoing spirometry. …”
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Investigation of the Relationship between the Multidrug Resistance 1 Gene Polymorphisms and Bronchodilator Response in COPD by Ersan Atahan, Buket Çalışkaner Öztürk, Suat Sarıbaş, Bülent Tutluoğlu

“…Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is described as partially reversible airflow limitation. …”
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An enhanced machine learning-based prognostic prediction model for patients with AECOPD on invasive mechanical ventilation by Yujie Fu, Yining Liu, Chuyue Zhong, Ali Asghar Heidari, Lei Liu, Sudan Yu, Huiling Chen, Peiliang Wu

“…Summary: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes irreversible airflow limitations, increasing global morbidity and mortality. …”
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Features of the clinic in patients with non-tumor mechanical jaundice with concomitant pathology by V. E. Fedorov, B. S. Kharitonov, V. V. Maslyakov, A. D. Aslanov, O. E. Logvina, M. A. Narizhnaya

“…We found out that a common biochemical tests as for characterizing changes of the hepatocyte in nontumor obstructive jaundice, and for evaluating the degree of impact of comorbidity are the content of blood alkaline phosphatase, creatine phosphokinase and transaminases. …”
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Self‐Learning e‐Skin Respirometer for Pulmonary Disease Detection by Anand Babu, Getnet Kassahun, Isabelle Dufour, Dipankar Mandal, Damien Thuau

“…To empower the eSR with early diagnosis functionality, self‐learning capability is further added by integrating the respirometer with the machine learning algorithms. Among various tested algorithms, gradient boosting regression emerges as the most suitable, leveraging sequential model refinement to achieve an accuracy exceeding 95% in detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). …”
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Reproducibility, reliability and validity of population-based administrative health data for the assessment of cancer non-related comorbidities. by Camille Maringe, Helen Fowler, Bernard Rachet, Miguel Angel Luque-Fernandez

“…We showed a reverse protective effect of non-cancer related Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) when the effect is split into cancer and non-cancer related COPD (Age-adjusted HR: 0.95, 95% CI:0.7-1.28 for non-cancer related comorbidities). …”
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Association of genetic loci with sleep apnea in European Americans and African-Americans: the Candidate Gene Association Resource (CARe). by Sanjay R Patel, Robert Goodloe, Gourab De, Matthew Kowgier, Jia Weng, Sarah G Buxbaum, Brian Cade, Tibor Fulop, Sina A Gharib, Daniel J Gottlieb, David Hillman, Emma K Larkin, Diane S Lauderdale, Li Li, Sutapa Mukherjee, Lyle Palmer, Phyllis Zee, Xiaofeng Zhu, Susan Redline

“…Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is known to have a strong familial basis, no genetic polymorphisms influencing apnea risk have been identified in cross-cohort analyses. …”
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A cross-sectional survey on the effects of ambient temperature and humidity on health outcomes in individuals with chronic respiratory disease by Samantha Mekhuri, Shirley Quach, Caroline Barakat, Winnie Sun, Mika L Nonoyama

“…# Rationale Extremes of temperature and humidity are associated with adverse respiratory symptoms, reduced lung function, and increased exacerbations among individuals living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). # Objectives To describe the reported effects of temperature and humidity extremes on the health outcomes, health status and physical activity (PA) in individuals living with COPD…”
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