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Intraoperative ventilator settings and acute lung injury after elective surgery: a nested case control study
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA Background: While acute lung injury (ALI) is among the most serious ...
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S35 Randomised control trial quantifying the efficacy of low dose morphine in a responder group of patients with refractory chronic cough
Introduction and objectives The pathophysiology of chronic cough remains poorly understood and treatment options are limited. Morphine sulphate can improve quality of life in refractory chronic cough, ...
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Progranulin aggravates pulmonary immunopathology during influenza virus infection
Correspondence to Dr Ju Cao, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; caoju723{at}163.com Progranulin (PGRN) exerts ...
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Atypical radiological manifestation of sarcoidosis presenting with an anterior mediastinal mass ...
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Reactivation of tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency: the contribution of diet and exposure to sunlight
Department of Chemical Pathology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, London, UK Dr Heather Milburn, Chest Clinic, Guy’s Hospital, St Thomas’ Street, London SE1 9RT, UK; heather.milburn{at}gstt.nhs ...
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Quality of Life Questionnaire-Bronchiectasis: final psychometric analyses and determination of minimal important difference scores
Background The Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis (QOL-B), a self-administered, patient-reported outcome measure assessing symptoms, functioning and health-related quality of life for patients with ...
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Diameter thresholds for pure ground-glass pulmonary nodules at low-dose CT screening: Chinese experience
Background Limited research exists on screening thresholds for low-dose CT in detecting malignant pure ground-glass lung ...
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Patterns of breathlessness and associated consulting behaviour: results of an online survey
The online British Lung Foundation Breath Test provides an opportunity to study the relationship between breathlessness, common sociobehavioural risk factors and interaction with healthcare. We ...
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A systematic review of the use of opioids in the management of dyspnoea
1 Department of Palliative Medicine, The North London Hospice and Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, London N12 8TF, UK 2 Department of Palliative Medicine, Bristol Haematology and Oncology ...
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Recurrent TB: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the incidence rates and the proportions of relapses and reinfections
Correspondence to Dr Larissa Otero, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru; larissa.otero{at}upch.pe Background A recurrent tuberculosis (TB) episode results from ...
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Effect of exposure to fine particulate matter during pregnancy and infancy on paediatric allergic rhinitis
Correspondence to Professor Bing-Fang Hwang, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan; bfhwang{at}mail.cmu.edu.tw Background The effect of ...
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The incremental shuttle walking test in elderly people with chronic airflow limitation
1 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust, Bath, UK 2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK 3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, ...