Spirometric Results of Combined Obstructive-Restrictive Lung Disease in Emphysema by Zehraa Abdul-Aali Al-Mudheffer, Ameer Taki Zieny

“… Background: emphysema often cause obstructive pattern on spirometry, but for many reasons, it could cause obstructive and restrictive (mixed) especially in sever emphysema. …”
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Nonoperative treatment efficacy prognosis in acute small bowell obstruction by S. G. Shapovalyants, S. Ye. Larichev, Z. A. Zhemukhova, N. A. Soldatova, I. A. Smirnov

“…Conservative treatment that included endoscopic nasointestinal decompression (ENID) was prescribed to patients from the group of peer probability of obstruction resolution. Results. Prognostic system has been tested in 2009. …”
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Infravesical Obstruction in a Boy with Orthotopic Ureterocele: Clinical Case by Anastasia A. Bebenina, Olga G. Mokrushina, Marina V. Levitskaya, Vasiliy S. Shumikhin, Nadezhda N. Erokhina

“…There were no enlargements of calices-pelvis system and ureters 12 months after surgery according to urinary system ultrasound. Clinical urine test with no inflammatory changes. Voiding rhythm was without pathology.Conclusion. …”
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Is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Different in Females as Compared to Males? by Rita Vijaykumar Bothara, Madhuri Prashant Holay

“…Females have more symptoms, more severe obstruction, more number of exacerbations, and more functional disability as compared to males.…”
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Comparison of palatal dimension in children with obstructive and habitual mouth breathing by Soni Kottayi, Sneha Pramod, Faizal C. Peedikayil, Athira Aravind, Aswathi Sreedharan, Athul Ramesh

“…Therefore, a study was planned to compare the palatal dimension in obstructive and habitual mouth breathers with that of nasal breathers. …”
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Regenerative activity of stomach epithelial cells at small-intestinal obstruction by V. Ye. Milyukov, K. K. Nguyen

“…Both at acute strangulation and acute obturation smallintestinal obstruction the most pronounced morphofunctional changes of the stomach mucosa within disease development were observed in the antral region that explains the most frequent localization of acute ulcers in this area. …”
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Central Nervous System Involvement in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jumana Kareem, Ali Al-Hashimi, Hashim Al-Kadhimi

“… Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex and heterogeneous disease. …”
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The processes of inflammation and fibrosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by T.A. Pertseva, L.I. Konopkina, D.S. Koval, Yu.V. Guba

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Obstructive sleep apnea: A categorical cluster analysis and visualization by D. Ferreira-Santos, P. Pereira Rodrigues

“…Introduction and Objectives Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent sleep condition which is very heterogeneous although not formally characterized as such, resulting in missed or delayed diagnosis. …”
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Automated Multicohort Mobility Assessment With an Instrumented L-Test (iL-test) by Jose Albites-Sanabria, Pierpaolo Palumbo, Ilaria D'Ascanio, Tecla Bonci, Marco Caruso, Francesca Salis, Andrea Cereatti, Silvia Del Din, Lisa Alcock, Arne Kuederle, Anisoara Paraschiv-Ionescu, Eran Gazit, Felix Kluge, Cameron Kirk, M. Encarna Mico-Amigo, Kirsty Scott, Clint Hansen, Jochen Klenk, Lars Schwickert, Dimitrios Megaritis, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Clemens Becker, Walter Maetzler, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, Brian Caulfield, Beatrix Vereijken, Lynn Rochester, Arne Muller, Claudia Mazza, Ilaria Carpinella, Thomas Bowman, Roberta De Ciechi, Alessandro Torchio, Davide Cattaneo, Simona Bianchi, Maurizio Ferrarin, Pericle Randi, Lucrezia Piraccini, Angelo Davalli, Lorenzo Chiari, Luca Palmerini

“…Currently, the primary outcome from this test is the time required to finish it. In this study we present the instrumented L-test (iL-test), an L-test wherein mobility is evaluated by means of a wearable inertial sensor worn at the lower back. …”
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Sleepiness, fatigue, anxiety and depression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Overlap - Syndrome, before and after continuous positive airways... by Nicholas-Tiberio Economou, Ioannis Ilias, Lemonia Velentza, Yiannis Papachatzakis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Anastasios Kallianos, Georgia Trakada

“…Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and / or Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) often complain about sleepiness, fatigue, anxiety and depression. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of C-reactive protein point of care testing for safely reducing antibiotic consumption for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as part of the multicentre, parallel-arm, open, individually randomised, controlled PACE trial by David Gillespie, Kerenza Hood, Deborah Fitzsimmons, Bernadette Sewell, Nick Francis, Christopher C Butler, Patrick White, Shaun Harris, Janine Bates, Mohammed Fasihul Alam

“…Objectives Many patients presenting with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in primary care do not benefit from antibiotics. …”
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Dynamic computed tomography in the diagnosis of tracheomalacia in asthmatic patients by Nessma Ali Gouda, Waleed El Sorougi, Marwa Romeih, Fatmaalzahraa Saad Abdalrazik

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Usefulness of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-18 as a Predictor of Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Who Have Normal/Inconclusive McGill Oximetry Score by Supakanya Tansriratanawong, Suchada Sritippayawan, Montida Veeravigrom, Jitladda Deerojanawong

“…Context: Overnight oximetry is a screening test for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). …”
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The prevalence of small airways disease and association with handgrip strength in young Hispanic farmworkers by Yutong Dong, Pam Cromer, Debbie Layman, Michelle Altvater, Yanbin Dong, Haidong Zhu

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Two Cases of Helicobacter pylori-Negative Gastric Outlet Obstruction in Children by Raza A. Patel, Susan S. Baker, Wael N. Sayej, Robert D. Baker

“…Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) in children is most commonly caused by idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. …”
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Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma in the Community of Pathumthani, Thailand by Narongkorn Saiphoklang, Pitchayapa Ruchiwit, Apichart Kanitsap, Pichaya Tantiyavarong, Pasitpon Vatcharavongvan, Srimuang Palungrit, Kanyada Leelasittikul, Apiwat Pugongchai, Orapan Poachanukoon

“…<b>Background</b>: Airway diseases, particularly asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pose significant respiratory problems. …”
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Obstructive sleep apnea severity and pathophysiological traits in overlap syndrome: Insights from the SNOOzzzE cohort by Janna Raphelson, Ana Sanchez‐Azofra, Jeremy E. Orr, Gabriela Parra, Lana McGinnis, Alexis Salinas, Steven Luu, Scott A. Sands, Ali Azarbarzin, Robert L. Owens, Jose M. Marin, Atul Malhotra, Christopher N. Schmickl

“…Abstract The overlap syndrome (OVS), defined as coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is linked to worse outcomes than either condition alone. …”
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A systematic review on the accuracy of diagnostic procedures for infravesical obstruction in boys. by Pauline M L Hennus, Laetitia M O de Kort, J L H Bosch, Tom P V M de Jong, Geert J M G van der Heijden

“…The aim of this review is to determine the value of diagnostic tests for ascertainment of infravesical obstruction in boys.…”
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Discrepancy between knowledge and confidence levels toward obstructive sleep apnea by Stephanie Dennison, Se-Lim Oh

“…Correlation tests were conducted to examine relationships between the knowledge scores and attitudes toward OSA. …”
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