...Hyun Woo Lee; Hyung Jun Kim; Eun Jin Jang; Chang-Hoon Lee Background: Various combinations of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), and long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) have been used as triple therapy for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD...

... on other continents, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Talaromycosis is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions in South-East Asia and southern China. Systemic endemic mycoses causing pulmonary disease are usually acquired via the airborne route by inhalation of fungal spores. Infections can range from...

... that used 2 or more valves. For coils, 5% of 1- to 2- and of 3- to 4-coil procedures were counted and 50% of the procedures involving 5 and more coils, reflecting the staged, bilateral implantation. Pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Emphysema Lung volume reduction Bronchoscopy...

...Jon Grace; Joseph K. Leader; Seyed M. Nouraie; Jiantao Pu; Divay Chandra; Yingze Zhang; Frank C. Sciurba; Jessica Bon Background: Studies have demonstrated both positive and negative effects of obesity on clinical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In other chronic diseases...

... manifestation. Although patients suffering from chronic lung diseases are particularly susceptible to NTM pulmonary disease, many affected patients have no apparent risk factors. Host and pathogen factors leading to NTM pulmonary disease are not well understood and preventive therapies are lacking. NTM...

... oral dose of diazepam and its placebo. Using the same design, the other half received zopiclone and its placebo. Normocapnic and moderately hypoxemic patients between the ages of 21 and 69 with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were included in the study. Diazepam produced...

...Liv Førli; Jan I. Pedersen; Øystein Bjørtuft; Morten Vatn; Jacob Boe Background: Undernutrition in hospitalized patients is often not recognized and nutritional support neglected. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is frequently characterized by weight loss. No data exist on the effects...