This article focuses on the lung transplant assessment process for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It explains the investigations undertaken and their relevance in the context of transplantation. For a patient to be accepted onto the lung transplant waiting list, it is ...
The influence of gender on the expression of COPD has received limited attention. Quality of Life (QoL) has become an important outcome in COPD patients. The aim of our study was to explore factors contributing to gender differences in Quality of Life of COPD patients. Methods In 146 men and...
A 45-year-old male with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, amphetamine and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)… Read More Case Report: A Male Patient with Iatrogenic Obstruction October 29, 2024 - Adam Heilmann, MD; Jessica Pelletier, DO; Jennifer Reyes Lin, MD, MPH...
Recent studies by Cardoso et al (The FASEB Journal, April 9, 2013; v27, 938.7) using hypoxic pre-conditioning (HP) add support to its value in the management of T2D, CV and pulmonary disease. We now report enhancement of SpOlevels (P<0.0001) for a 75 yr old patient with Stage IV ...
The study design was partly retrospective and partly prospective: symptom collection was retrospective, based on clinical records and patient interview, for patients who had previous visits before January 2023 and taken at the time of visits for the patients without previous visits before the start ...
Results can provide opportunities to improving the care process of COPD patients but also of patients with other conditions who receive care across the primary and secondary care level. 展开 关键词: continuity of patient care integrated delivery systems qualitative research chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
In addition to symptom relief, surgical removal of the circumscribed pulmonary lesion increases the possibility of aspergilloma lasting remission [17, 18]. Below we discuss an adult patient with tuberculosis recurrence who was additionally diagnosed with bilateral chronic cavitary aspergillomas. This case...
We report a case of acute respiratory failure in a 77-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who showed marked eosinophilia (61.5% of the peripheral total white blood cells [WBCs]; 13,200/mm(3)). The patient was an ex-smoker, but he had started smoking again ...
For each patient with sepsis, the government agency Statistics Sweden selected five controls from the general population21. Controls were matched on age, sex, and county at the time of ICU admission for the corresponding sepsis patient. Exposure Information on co-morbidities was obtained from the ...
Despite elevated fibrin degradation products, in only one case of a patient with cirrhosis did we observe glomerular thrombotic microangiopathy, arguing against disseminated intravascular coagulation, hemolytic-uremic syndrome, or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura as a predominant pathophysiological pathway [...