Their respiratory status was assessed using high-resolution CT (HRCT) scanning, pulmonary function tests and a respiratory and smoking questionnaire. Associations between respiratory status and ...

Skolnik said, “For example, pulmonary function tests like spirometry are very helpful in gaining insight as to whether ...

iu.edu Background We sought to determine clinical variables in children tested for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) that predict PE+ outcome for the development of paediatric PE prediction rule.

standard pulmonary function tests); (B) serum tests analysed by a central laboratory (antinuclear antibody profile (five antibodies), NTproBNP, endothelin-1, von Willebrand factor antigen, C-reactive ...

Cardiac output and stroke volume as measured by impedance cardiography may hold potential to predict clinical deterioration ...

Inclusion criteria were (1) patients who had TB with pulmonary involvement at age ≤18 years; (2) pulmonary function tests (PFTs) performed on patients after treatment completion; and (3) observational ...

We used the time from the spirometric test to the COPD hospitalisation ... We excluded 30 subjects who were not of white or black race, 154 subjects missing pulmonary function data and an additional ...

METHODS: Fifty ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis were studied. Spirometric pulmonary function tests were performed before and after four-hour hemodialysis sessions. RESULTS: The patients’ average ...

Specialists will perform the pulmonary-function test using a spirometer (MasterScreen PFT; Jaeger Toennies Erich Jaeger GmbH, Höchberg, Germany) and referring to American Thoracic Society/European ...

This study aims to assess the impact of sotatercept on exercise tolerance, exercise capacity, and right ventricular function in pulmonary arterial ... iCPET indicates invasive cardiopulmonary exercise ...

This article discusses the structure and function of the alveoli ... This means there is less surface area available for the exchange of oxygen and CO2. Pulmonary edema is a condition that is caused ...