Browsing by Subject "COPD"
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Acute and short-term effect of an extra dose of formoterol in COPD patients
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2012-06-01)Rationale: Formoterol action may decrease progressively after its inhalation. It is unknown if this decrease of bronchodilation following formoterol use could be associated with worsening hyperinflation.Objectives: To ...
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Adaptação cultural e reprodutibilidade do Breathing Problems Questionnaire (BPQ) em pacientes portadores de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica no Brasil
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2010)Introdução: O reconhecimento da Doenca Pulmonar Obstrutiva Cronica (DPOC) e muito baixo entre a populacao. Ambos os fumantes e ex-fumantes ignoram os principais sintomas, como tosse e expectoracao. Tornando-se preocupante ...
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Adaptação cultural e reprodutibilidade do Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire em pacientes portadores de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica no Brasil
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2010)Nos ultimos anos, tem havido um crescimento na enfase da educacao de pacientes e de suas familias sobre as condicoes medicas deles. Isso tem levado os pacientes a desejarem mais informacoes sobre suas condicoes, e, em ...
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Alternative strategies for exercise critical power estimation in patients with COPD
(Springer, 2006-01-01)Exercise critical power (CP) has been shown to represent the highest sustainable work rate (WR) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD). Parameter estimation, however, depends on 4 high-intensity ...
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Anti-inflammatory actions of herbal medicines in a model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease induced by cigarette smoke
(Elsevier France-Editions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier, 2018)The effects of four medicinal herbs (Arctium lappa, Plantago major, Mikania glomerata Spreng and Equisetum arvense) with anti-inflammatory properties were evaluated in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) model. ...
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Association of oxidative stress markers and C-reactive protein with multidimensional indexes in COPD
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2011-05-01)To evaluate the oxidative stress and the C-reactive protein (CRP) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and their correlation between the severity of the disease according to GOLD criteria and multidimensional ...
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Avaliação da qualidade de vida pelo SF-12 em pacientes com DPOC - no seguimento de um estudo de base populacional (PLATINO 2003-2012) em três países da América Latina
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2017-12-20)Quality of life (QoL) assessment is an important tool in the care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Quality of life (QoL) questionnaires have been widely used in recent years to monitor the ...
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Avaliação dos efeitos dos componentes dos óleos essenciais (timol, carvacrol e p-cimeno) no enfisema pulmonar induzido por instilação de elastase em camundongos
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2016-03-23)Pulmonary emphysema is the most important component of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and is characterized by destruction of alveolar walls resulting in an enlargement and progressively airflow limitation. ...
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Brazilian version of airways questionnaire 20: a reproducibility study and correlations in patients with COPD
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2005-05-01)This study describes the correlations and reproducibility of AQ20, a simple health status questionnaire with 20 questions, which was designed to be useful especially in time sparing situations. A format language validation ...
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Comparative efficacy of indacaterol 150 mu g and 300 mu g versus fixed-dose combinations of formoterol plus budesonide or salmeterol plus fluticasone for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a network meta-analysis
(Dove Medical Press Ltd, 2011-01-01)Objective: To compare efficacy of indacaterol to that of fixed-dose combination (FDC)-formoterol and budesonide (FOR/BUD) and FDC salmeterol and fluticasone (SAL/FP) for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
