... asthmadiagnosis had COPD diagnosis, and 21% of those with asthmadiagnosis had chronic bronchitis symptoms Total n Asthmadiagnosis n (%) AsthmadiagnosisAsthma symptoms COPDdiagnosis Chronic ... Although asthmaandCOPD have many risk factors in common and often coexist in clinical settings, and there is some evidence that asthma may be a risk factor for the development ofCOPD [40], ... traffic was associated with a higher prevalence of both asthmadiagnosisandasthma symptoms in the last 12 months, as well as COPDdiagnosisand chronic bronchitis symptoms Traffic intensity...
... comorbidity, and study centre Stratified analyses were performed with respect to diagnosis (neither asthma nor COPD; andasthma and/ or COPD) Respiratory symptoms often occur together, causing problems of ... Netherlands showed that knowledge about both asthmaandCOPD was related to better adaptation to these diseases [33] Knowledge of disease is likely to vary in the group ofasthma and/ or COPD in ... breathlessness without asthma and/ or COPD had lower both PCS and MCS than subjects with asthma and/ or COPD It could be that breathlessness indicated by subjects without asthma or COPD represents a...
... lengthening of existing vessels, and sprouting and formation of new vessels Lee et al [57] found that levels of VEGF and MMP-9 were significantly higher in the sputum of patients with asthma than ... with asthmaandCOPD using a high-magnification bronchovideoscope and did not find any difference between COPD patients and controls [43] A drawback of this technique is the detection limit of ... [72] Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of mucous glandular structures and loss of alveolar attachments are considered to be the main structural changes of airway remodelling in COPDand they may play...
... signs and symptoms suggestive ofasthma according to the National Institute of Health (NIH) Questionnaire [17] but without a firm diagnosisofasthma or an exclusion of the diagnosisofasthma ... showed a sensitivity of mannitol and methacholine to identify EIB of 68.4% and 73.7% and a specificity of 44.4% and 55.5% respectively Sensitivity and specificity for mannitol and methacholine to ... clinical diagnosisofasthma at Visit (ClinDx5), 78% had a likelihood ofasthmaof less than 50% assigned at Visit Sensitivity and specificity of mannitol to predict ClinDx5+ was 55% and 73% The...
... (HC), asthma, COPDand cold Comparison of pH in EBC obtained by either RTube or ECoComparison of pH in EBC obtained by either RTube or ECoScreen in healthy controls (HC), asthma, COPDand cold ... degasification of EBC prior to analysis, or the use of a special gas [5] We included stable asthmatics andCOPD GOLD stage and Comparing the asthmatic andCOPD patients with healthy controls, we did ... comparison of two commercial devices in healthy controls and patients with asthma, COPDand colds regarding the measurement of pH, including degasification with argon, and showing a small interday and...
... presentation of acute exacerbations ofasthmaandCOPD in a typical emergency department setting, both in disease severity and the treatment required However, the relationship between dose and plasma/serum ... exacerbations ofasthma and/ or COPD are usually heavily reliant on short-acting b2-agonists for symptom relief prior to presentation and would be expected to use much higher doses of albuterol ... only used as an estimation of the number of doses of albuterol required during the asthma exacerbation (between different dosage forms), and does not represent the amount of albuterol being delivered...
... it is often caused by urinary tract infections, such as cystitis and urethritis However, dysuria can occur in men and women of any age and can have many noninfectious causes Common Causes of Dysuria ... a sample of vaginal discharge is examined on a slide using a microscope Men and women with a urethral discharge are tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia Treatment The cause is treated Often, the ... accumulation of fluid in the tissues (edema) The swelling may cause weight gain Swelling is usually most noticeable in the ankles and feet, but it may also involve the abdomen, lower back, hands, and...
... Pregnant Softening of Hormones cervix of pregnancy (Ͼ4–5 weeks) Softening of Hormones lower uterine of pregnancy segment (Ͼ5–6 weeks), Landin, Hegar’s sign Irregular Hormones fundal of pregnancy softening, ... more exact DURATION OF PREGNANCY AND EXPECTED DATE OF CONFINEMENT ESTIMATED DATE OF CONFINEMENT After a positive diagnosis, the duration of pregnancy and the estimated date of confinement (EDC) ... DISCOMFORTS OF NORMAL PREGNANCY NAUSEA AND VOMITING 142 BENSON & PERNOLL’S HANDBOOK OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY (MORNING SICKNESS) About half of all pregnant women have nausea and vomiting, often...
... of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting and revising the manuscript JK contributed to study design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting and ... Figure Plot of R % predicted for asthmatic and nonasthmatic subjects Rmin %predicted for all 34 nonasthmatic (black) and 35 asthmatic (hatched) participants as well as the subgroup of 26 nonasthmatic ... acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting and revising the manuscript SNS contributed to study design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting...
... specimens from the central andand Stage IV COPD non-smoker (A and B, Figure respectively), a smoker (C and D), and patients with Stage I-II COPD (E and F) peripheral lung of a (G and H) Immunohistochemical ... specimens from the central and peripheral lung of a nonsmoker (A and B, respectively), a smoker (C and D), and patients with Stage I-II COPD (E and F) and Stage IV COPD (G and H) GST alpha was mainly ... committee of the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital and the ethical board of Helsinki University Hospital and it is in accordance with the ethical standards of the Helsinki declaration of...
... most studies, asthma was defined as a doctor's diagnosis In the Dutch study, families were ascertained through a proband with a doctor's diagnosisofasthma In the offspring of these asthma patients, ... contributed to the design of the study and the writing of the manuscript JB and IPH contributed to the design of the study and the writing of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final ... [2] A greater understanding of the genetic basis ofasthmaand atopy holds great promise for the identification of novel therapeutic targets Linkage analysis using short tandem repeats or microsatellites...
... and IL-5, Asthma has been linked to chromosome 5q31–33 through genome searches and screening of candidate genes [21,22] This locus includes the genes for the TH2 cytokines IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, and ... IRS2 and signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat)-6 [23] IRS1 and IRS2 regulate proliferation and protection from apoptosis Stat-6 is necessary for IL-4-dependent expression of CD23, ... death of activated T cells Of these, IL-4 and IL-15 are the most effective [11] Inhibition of apoptosis by IL-4 might be mediated partly by the ability of this cytokine to maintain levels of the...
... questions on the history ofasthma (doctor diagnosis, age of the first/ last attack), the history of exposure to active smoking and social class The questions used in the first and second surveys have ... for non asthmatics and the time between the first interview and the first asthma attack for new asthmatics For subjects, who reported in the second survey having had the first attack ofasthma ... of subjects at risk at start of follow-up (1991/92), number of new cases of asthma, person-years, crude incidence (95% C.I.) during the period 1991–2000 according to sex and birth cohort N° of...
... Background Asthmaand chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are caused by complex interactions between environmental and genetic factors A putative genetic risk factor for asthmaandCOPD is ... evidence of airway obstruction with reversibility and was referred for further examination and treatment ofasthma None of four 5T/F508del compound heterozygotes had clinical signs of severe ... performance of the procedure, at least two measurements of FEV1 and FVC differing by less than 5% had to be produced The highest set of FEV1 and FVC were used in the analyses as percentage of predicted...
... Age and 5–11 Years of Age 281 Diagnosisand Prognosis ofAsthma in Children 281 DiagnosisofAsthma 281 Prognosis ofAsthma .281 Prevention ofAsthma ... Pathophysiology and Pathogenesis of Asthma, and Natural History ofAsthma 11 Key Points: Definition, Pathophysiology and Pathogenesis of Asthma, and Natural History ofAsthma ... Pathophysiology and Pathogenesis of Asthma, and Natural History of Asthma; Section 3—The Four Components ofAsthma Management; Section 4—Managing Asthma Long Term; and Section 5—Managing Exacerbations of Asthma...
... aged 55 to 75 Of these, 352 reported a physician diagnosis with one of the conditions within the overall rubric ofCOPDand 122 reported a physician diagnosisofasthma In the course of administering ... among COPD, asthma, and rhinitis Persons with COPDand another condition were classified as having COPD Persons with asthmaand rhinitis were classified as having asthma The overall rate of completion ... physician diagnosisof one of three conditions subsumed within the overall rubric ofCOPD (chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or chronic obstructive lung disease) or asthma The purpose of the second and...
... Brucellacapt and Coombs tests in terms of sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosisand follow-up of brucellosis and it was concluded that the results were similar in the follow-up of patients ... purpose of this study is to compare the diagnostic values of Immuncapture agglutination and ELISA methods, which are used for the diagnosisof brucellosis with reference to Coombs test MATERIAL AND ... investigation of classic serologic tests and antibodies occupy an important place in diagnosisof brucellosis Antibodies begin to form weeks after the beginning of disease Those who engage in animal husbandry...
... first pass of signal-noise ratio ofand a minimum peak threshold of 20% of all spectra This process was completed with a second pass of peak selection at 0.2% of the mass window, and the estimated ... examination of the colon remains to be the gold standard for diagnosis, which is however invasive, unpleasant and carries associated risk of morbidity and mortality Identification of high-risk ... [7, 8] Early diagnosisof CRC is therefore of great importance Currently the sensitivity of the single biomarker based CRC diagnosis is low and complicated with a high probability of ‘false-positives’...
... journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), andof Current Hepatitis Reports, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Hepatology andof the Journal of ... Professor of Medicine at the University of Paris XII and the Director of the Department of Virology, of INSERM Unit U635 andof the French National Reference Center on Viral Hepatitis B, C and ... Professor at the University of Paris XII and a member of the Department of Virology andof INSERM Unit U635 at the Henri Mondor University Hospital in Créteil, France He focuses on teaching, diagnosis...
... is the appearance of serum markers of HBV infection that establishes the diagnosisof the disease Of these, HBsAg is considered to be the sentinel marker for the confirmation of acute infection ... serological profiles fall outside of classical patterns Some key advantages and disadvantages of HBV DNA testing are presented in Table Current HBV DNA assays make use of differing technologies and can ... beacons) that decrease the number of handling steps, reduce contamination, and increase throughput and the accuracy of quantification will further enhance the utility of these assays [2,5] Given the...