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Estudio comparativo de la estadificación de pacientes con EPOC según GOLD 2007, 2011 y 2019

INTRODUCCIÓN: La Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica afecta a 260 millones de personas a nivel mundial y representará la tercera causa de muerte para el año 2020. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo transversal con la finalidad de comparar la estadificación d...

Prevalence of smoking and reasons for continuing to smoke: a population-based study

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the prevalence of smoking and the reasons for continuing to smoke among adults in Brazil. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, population-based study including 1,054 individuals ≥ 40 years of age, residents of the city of Florianopolis, Brazil, of whom 183 were ...

Spirometry reference values for Black adults in Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To derive reference equations for spirometry in healthy Black adult never smokers in Brazil, comparing them with those published in 2007 for White adults in the country. Methods: The examinations followed the standards recommended by the Brazilian Thoracic Association, and the spiro...

Oscilometria de impulso e espirometria em escolares submetidos ao teste de caminhada de seis minutos

RESUMO Objetivo: Verificar as repercussões do teste de esforço submáximo na mecânica respiratória e na função pulmonar de escolares. Métodos: Estudo transversal com escolares de 7 a 14 anos submetidos à avaliação da mecânica respiratória por sistema de oscilometria de impulso (IOS) e da ...

Comparison of aerobic power and capacity between athletes from different sports

Rev. bras. med. esporte; 24 (6), 2018
INTRODUCTION: Ergospirometry is a noninvasive procedure used to assess physical performance or the capacity of an individual, through an analysis of expired gases and respiratory variables. This procedure is crucially important in sports, and makes a significant contribution to the measurement of cardior...

Correlação entre capacidade funcional e capacidade pulmonar em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica

Introdução: o a avaliação da capacidade pulmonar é realizada por meio da espirometria, que permite avaliar os principais parâmetros respiratórios. Entre as formas de avaliar a capacidade funcional, tem-se o teste de caminhada de seis minutos que proporciona uma análise global dos sistemas. Essas ...

Caracterización de la capacidad física en niños del Programa Nacional de Fibrosis Quística de Chile

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (5), 2018
Resumen: Introducción: La fibrosis quística (FQ) es una enfermedad multisistémica hereditaria y progresiva. Una mejor capacidad física puede retardar la progresión de la enfermedad, mejorando así el pronós tico y la supervivencia. El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar la capacidad físi...

Bronquiolitis obliterante secundaria a sindrome de stevens-johnson. Presentacion de 2 casos y revision de la literatura

Stevens-Johnson syndrome corresponds to a hypersensitivity reaction produced by various etiologies, for example exposure to drugs, microbial agents, or by an idiopathic cause. It is marked by an acute vesicular-bullous eruption, which affects the skin and mucous membranes, with systemic manifestations of...

Impact of adherence to long-term oxygen therapy on patients with COPD and exertional hypoxemia followed for one year

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the impact of adherence to long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) on quality of life, dyspnea, and exercise capacity in patients with COPD and exertional hypoxemia followed for one year. Methods: Patients experiencing severe hypoxemia during a six-minute walk test (6MWT) perfo...

Función pulmonar en pacientes con distrofia muscular de Duchenne

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive respiratory impairment, so early assessment of lung function is important to prevent complications, establish the advance of the disease and decide which therapeutic interventions should be made. In this review, the...