Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - Physiopathology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Effect of fluticasone with and without salmeterol on pulmonary outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial.

18 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) and long-acting beta(2)-agonists (LABAs) are used to treat moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). OBJECTIVE: To determine whether long-term ICS therapy, with and without LABAs, ... Read more...

[Diagnostic value of peak flow variability in patients with suspected diagnosis of bronchial asthma in general practice]

30 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: National guidelines advice self measurement of peak flow variability as a diagnostic tool for asthma. However, its actual value for this purpose remains controversial. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 219 persons were recruited by 14 general ... Read more...

Vitamin D and respiratory health.

29 Sep 2009 Vitamin D is now known to be of physiological importance outside of bone health and calcium homeostasis, and there is mounting evidence that it plays a beneficial role in the prevention and/or treatment of a wide range of diseases. In this brief ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - Physiopathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Genetics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] 20 Oct 2009
• Effect of fluticasone with and without salmeterol on pulmonary outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial. 18 Oct 2009
• Summaries for patients. Effect of treatment with fluticasone with and without salmeterol on airway inflammation and lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial. 18 Oct 2009
• [Diagnostic value of peak flow variability in patients with suspected diagnosis of bronchial asthma in general practice] 30 Sep 2009
• Consequences of ventilator asynchrony: why can't we all get along? 29 Sep 2009
• Vitamin D and respiratory health. 29 Sep 2009
• Evaluating the forced oscillation technique in the detection of early smoking-induced respiratory changes. 23 Sep 2009
• Knowing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by heart: cumulating evidence of systemic vascular dysfunction. 13 Sep 2009
• An expert-supported monitoring system for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in general practice: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial. 5 Sep 2009
• Development of predictive models for airflow obstruction in alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. 31 Aug 2009
• MUC5AC expression is increased in bronchial submucosal glands of stable COPD patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Relationship between functional preservation after segmentectomy and volume-reduction effects after lobectomy in stage I non-small cell lung cancer patients with emphysema. 30 Aug 2009
• Tobacco use and recovery of gait and balance function in older adults. 30 Aug 2009
• Supplemental oxygen effect on hypoxemia at moderate altitude in patients with COPD. 30 Aug 2009
• Definitions of exacerbations: does it really matter in clinical trials on COPD? 30 Aug 2009
• Life-long exposures on the farm, respiratory symptoms, and lung function decline. 30 Aug 2009
• "Temporal clustering" of COPD exacerbations may reflect corticosteroid withdrawal. 30 Aug 2009
• Impairment of swallowing in COPD. 30 Aug 2009
• Long-term surgical outcome in patients with lung cancer and coexisting severe COPD. 23 Aug 2009
• Exercise and muscle dysfunction in COPD: implications for pulmonary rehabilitation. 22 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive'

Definition: A disease of chronic diffuse irreversible airflow obstruction. Subcategories of COPD include CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA.

Descriptor UI: D029424

Alternative terms: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; COPD; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; COAD; Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease; Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; Airflow Obstruction, Chronic; Airflow Obstructions, Chronic; Chronic Airflow Obstructions; Chronic Airflow Obstruction;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C08.381.495.389;

History Note: 2002; use LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE 1984-2001

Technical Notes: LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE is also available