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Deglutição orofaríngea, nutrição e qualidade de vida no indivíduo com doença pulmonar crônica

CoDAS; 30 (3), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo descrever a eficácia e segurança da deglutição, o risco nutricional e a qualidade de vida em deglutição e relacionar o risco nutricional com a qualidade de vida dos indivíduos com doença pulmonar crônica. Método 17 indivíduos com diagnóstico de doença pulmonar crônica fo...

El diagnóstico médico de asma debería ser reevaluado en pacientes sin tratamiento y asintomáticos
Physician-diagnosed asthma should be reassessed in untreated asymptomatic patients

TeleCondutas: doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica
TeleGuides: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica (DPOC) é caracterizada por sintomas respiratórios (dispneia, tosse e expectoração) e pela limitação persistente ao fluxo aéreo, que não é completamente reversível. É uma doença progressiva decorrente a resposta inflamatória anormal das vias aéreas e do...

Atherothrombosis risk factors in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on oxygen therapy

Mundo Saúde (Online); 42 (3), 2018
The objective of the study was to identify risk factors for atherothrombosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on oxygen therapy. 62 patients of the UFU-HC Home Care program were included. COPD was diagnosed through clinical aspects added with an altered spirometry (FEV1/FVC ≤ 0.7 ...

Função pulmonar e força muscular respiratória em crianças com paralisia cerebral: estudo de casos

Introdução: A paralisia cerebral é um transtorno não progressivo secundário a lesão no cérebro imaturo e que acarreta principalmente em distúrbio motor. Objetivo: Investigar a função pulmonar e força muscular respiratória em crianças na faixa etária entre seis a 12 anos, com paralisia cereb...

A study of pulmonary function in end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The aim here was to study acute effects of hemodialysis among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective study in tertiary-level care center. METHODS: Fifty ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis were studied. Spirometric pulmonary function tests we...

Estrés oxidativo, función pulmonar y exposición a contaminantes atmosféricos en escolares mexicanos con y sin asma

Salud pública Méx; 59 (6), 2017
Resumen: Objetivo: Evaluar la asociación entre la exposición a contaminantes atmosféricos y marcadores de estrés oxidativo, por un lado, y la función pulmonar, por el otro, en escolares, con y sin asma, de las ciudades de Salamanca y León, en Guanajuato, México. Material y métodos: Se realiza...

Variants in the interleukin 8 gene and the response to inhaled bronchodilators in cystic fibrosis

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (6), 2017
Abstract Objective: Interleukin 8 protein promotes inflammatory responses, even in airways. The presence of interleukin 8 gene variants causes altered inflammatory responses and possibly varied responses to inhaled bronchodilators. Thus, this study analyzed the interleukin 8 variants (rs4073, rs2227306,...

Accuracy of spirometry for detection of asthma: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease with airway hyperresponsiveness. Spirometry is the most commonly used test among asthmatic patients. Another functional test used for diagnosing asthma is the bronchial challenge test. The aim of this study was to analyze the accuracy of spi...

Longitudinal study of lung function in pregnant women: Influence of parity and smoking

Clinics; 72 (10), 2017
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate pulmonary function in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy and analyze the influence of parity and smoking on spirometry parameters. METHODS: This longitudinal prospective study included a cohort of 120 pregnant women. The inclusion criteria were as follows: singleton preg...