Diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 5: e008133, 2015, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015- 008133Haroon S, Jordan R, Takwoingi Y, Adab P. Diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open...
Diagnostic Value of Oral Prednisolone Test for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders.doi:10.1370/afm.1223The article presents a study that aims to determine the diagnostic value of oral prednisolone test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders (COPD). The study reveals the association of the ...
AI used in new COVID-19 test improves accuracy 06.12.2023 A new AI-assisted molecular diagnostic platform capable of identifying variants of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases has been developed by scientists in the UK. The low cost, portable device could play a crucial role in preventi...
Table 3-3: Changing DALY ranking of Disease Threats (disability-adjusted life year) Worldwide (HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Lung Cancer, TB, Neonatal Preterm Birth, Asthma, Heart Disease, Depression, Stroke, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Low Back Pain, Alzheimer’s, COPD) Increase in Chronic Diseases Emerging ...
Safety and Efficacy of Radial EBUS for the investigation of Peripheral Pulmonary lesions in patients with advanced COPD[J]. J Bronchol Interv Pulmonol. 2016;23(3):192–8. Article Google Scholar Daniel P, Steinfort TL, Leong, Irena F, Laska, et al. Diagnostic utility and accuracy of rapid...
Flow Diagram of Study Participants View LargeDownload CAP indicates community-acquired pneumonia; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FAP plus, BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia plus Panel; LRT, lower respiratory tract; RTI, respiratory tract infection. aThere was 1 withdrawal. One died within 48 ...
Asthma and COPD are defined as different disease entities, but in practice patients often show features of both diseases making it challenging for primary care clinicians to establish a correct diagnosis. We aimed to establish the added value of spiromet
Ultrasound measurement of rectus femoris cross-sectional area and the relationship with quadriceps strength in COPD. Thorax. 2009;64(open in a new window)(5(open in a new window)):418–423. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.103986 (Open in a new window)PubMed (Open in a new window)Web of Science ...
In adjusted analysis, adults with COPD who had a breathing test were 31% (confidence interval 1.1, 1.6) more likely to have received an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months compared to those without a breathing test.A diagnostic breathing test for COPD was associated with increased ...
Individual par- ticipant data were available for 238 subjects (including 18 deaths) and consisted of the predictors age, gender, cardiac co-morbidity (history of myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and ischemia on the ECG), pulmonary co-morbidity (COPD, emphysema or dys- pnea) and...