The effect of bromhexine on sputum from patients with chronic bronchitis and asthma After 72 hours in 23 patients with chest infection bromhexine appeared to cause a small decrease in the capacity of the bronchial secretion to become viscid as judged by a statistically significant reduction in the ...
After puberty, women are affected more than men by lung diseases, such as asthma and cystic fibrosis. Lung function and disease severity also fluctuate with the menstrual cycle; abundant evidence suggests a benefit of androgens. Understanding sex-related differences in lung development and their ...
Asthma was commonly seen in females, old age, unemployed and ever-smokers. While chronic bronchitis was commonly seen in ex-smokers and illiterate subjects. Chronic bronchitis was equally distributed amongst male and females, despite 0% prevalence of smoking in females.Bill BrashierChest research ...
Asthma was commonly seen in females, old age, unemployed and ever-smokers. While chronic bronchitis was commonly seen in ex-smokers and illiterate subjects. Chronic bronchitis was equally distributed amongst male and females, despite 0% prevalence of smoking in females....
5A). Angle-β has been shown to be lower in patients with asthma, bronchitis, dyspnea, and wheezing than controls [117] and improves in response to bronchodilators. However, this measure is highly sensitive to attained FVC; if FVC is artifactually low due to incomplete exhalation, the mid-...
The account of past ailments (described as bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, emphysema, hay fever con- firmed by a doctor) and hereditary likelihoods (described as any of the biological parent who had any chronic lung condition such as chronic bronchitis, asthma, or lung cancer, confirmed by a ...
LAM is usually mistaken for other common pulmonary diseases like asthma, bronchitis, or chronic interstitial lung diseases. We present a woman who developed pulmonary LAM after com-plete surgical removal of abdominal lymphangioleiomyoma 3 years earlier. Chest computed tomography at time of surgery did...