Browsing by Subject "spirometry"
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Avaliação da correlação entre o controle clínico da asma, os valores de função pulmonar e o grau de inflamação das vias aéreas em crianças e adolescentes com asma
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2014-11-28)Objectives: to evaluate in children and adolescents relations among four asthma characteristics: values of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), lung function, bronchodilator response (BR) and the degree of asthma control; to ...
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Broncoprovocação com solução salina hipertônica em crianças asmáticas
(Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2012-09-01)OBJECTIVE: To verify if the bronchoprovocation test with 4.5% hypertonic saline solution allows to detect the gradient of response in asthmatic children and adolescents, according to asthma severity. METHODS: 75 asthmatic ...
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Diagnostic Labeling of COPD in five Latin American cities
(Amer Coll Chest Physicians, 2007-01-01)Background: COPD is a major worldwide problem with a rising prevalence. Despite its importance, there is a lack of information regarding underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of COPD in different countries. As part of the Proyecto ...
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O impacto da insuficiência cardíaca crônica na avaliação funcional respiratória de pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2014-11-26)Cardiovascular comorbidity is the most prevalent and relevant clinical condition in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and thus the increased interest in understanding the functional alterations arising from ...
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The long-term stability of portable spirometers used in a multinational study of the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Daedalus Enterprises Inc, 2006-10-01)BACKGROUND: We report the performance of an ultrasound-based portable spirometer (EasyOne) used in a population-based survey of the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, conducted in 5 Latin American cities: ...
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Prevalência de asma e sua relação com a poluição atmosférica avaliada pela presença de carbono em macrófagos alveolares e a função pulmonar em adolescentes do município de Taubaté/SP
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2015-11-27)Objective: Determine the prevalence of asthma and its relation to atmospheric pollution by verifying the presence of carbon in alveolar macrophages and the lung function in adolescents of Taubaté-SP. Materials and methods: ...
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Spirometric reference values in 5 large Latin American cities for subjects aged 40 years or over
(Ediciones Doyma S/l, 2006-07-01)OBJECTIVE: in clinical practice, spirometry is a extremely useful test that requires strict quality control, an appropriate strategy for interpretation, and reliable reference values. the aim of this study was to report ...
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Tuberculosis and airflow obstruction: evidence from the PLATINO study in Latin America
(European Respiratory Soc Journals Ltd, 2007-12-01)The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between history of tuberculosis and airflow obstruction.A population-based, multicentre study was carried out and included 5,571 subjects aged >= 40 yrs living ...
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Worldwide burden of COPD in high- and low-income countries. Part II. Burden of chronic obstructive lung disease in Latin America: the PLATINO study
(Int Union Against Tuberculosis Lung Disease (i U A T L D), 2008-07-01)SETTING: Five Latin American cities: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico; Montevideo, Uruguay; Santiago, Chile; Caracas, Venezuela.OBJECTIVE: To describe the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in ...
