Inhaled medicationInhalation devicesIn cystic fibrosis inhalation of drugs for the treatment of CF related lung disease has been proven to be highly effective. Consequently, an increasing number of drugs and devices have been developed for CF lung disease or are currently under development. In this ...
MPR medication possession ratio PFT pulmonary function test SD standard deviation Keywords Adherence Cystic fibrosis Health outcomes Treatment Pulmonary exacerbation 1. Introduction Chronic use of inhaled and oral therapies is the cornerstone of maintaining lung health for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients [1]...
Although no medication is currently approved for this devastating illness, supportive care and pharmacological intervention for ALI treatment are summarized, followed by an assessment of the pathophysiological gap between human ALI and animal models. Lastly, current research progress on advanced nanomedicines...
Complexity of treatment regimen was examined using the validated Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI). Results Of the 214 patients, 75 had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) while the rest had inflammatory ILD (chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: 45; connective tissue disease‐related ILD: 41)...
and genetic contributions. Although no medication is currently approved for this devastating illness, supportive care and pharmacological intervention for ALI treatment are summarized, followed by an assessment of the pathophysiological gap between human ALI and animal models. Lastly, current research progres...
Objective: To investigate the timing and complications of lung transplantation for the treatment of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung ... J Zhang,B Wu,M Zhou,... - 《China Medical Abstracts (Internal Medicine)》 被引量: 1发表: 2017年 Lung transplantation for connective tissue...
In the past, corticosteroid treatment was considered a contraindication to transplantation because of concerns about anastomotic dehiscence.[24] Low-dose steroid therapy (ie, < 20 mg/d) is acceptable in a transplant candidate. Infection In patients with cystic fibrosis, infection with B cepacia is ...
JAMA:Lung transplants are being performed in the US for patients with COVID-19 who have developed ARDS or pulmonary fibrosis. Have you performed lung transplants for both of these COVID-19–related lung failure conditions? Dr Bharat:The patients with ARDS have been the bulk of the patients ...
Inflammatory lung diseases are characterized by having a high inflammatory cell (e.g. neutrophil) count, and include asthma, COPD, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The inflammation associated with these diseases may be present in the airways (trache...
There are no distinct physiologic, radiographic or pathologic patterns of DILD, and the diagnosis is usually made when a patient with interstitial lung disease (ILD) is exposed to a medication known to result in lung disease. Other causes of ILD must be excluded. Treatment is avoidance of ...