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Nitrogen single-breath washout test for evaluating exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (4), 2018
Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) traditionally used in clinical practice do not accurately predict exercise intolerance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to assess whether the nitrogen single-breath washout (N2SBW) test explains exercise intolerance a...

The Impact of Tobacco and Occupational Exposure on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a 70 and over Jamaican Cohort from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (Jamaica) Study

West Indian med. j; 67 (spe), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disease predominantly affecting the older population. Not well known, COPD is often confused with asthma. Tobacco smoking is widely acknowledged as the most important risk factor for COPD, but occupational exposur...

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...

Stroke risk among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
Increased stroke risk among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients has not yet been established. In this study, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess stroke risk among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were systematical...

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 ...

Atividade de vida diária e sintomas depressivos em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica

Objetivo: avaliar a presença de sintomas depressivos e as atividades de vida diária em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC). Métodos: Participaram 114 pacientes com DPOC classificados de acordo com Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Manegement and Prevention in COPD nos estágios ...

Caracterización general de los pacientes con EPOC de la Región del Maule: resultados preliminares del estudio MaulEPOC

El objetivo de esta comunicación fue evaluar el perfil epidemiológico de los pacientes con Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica (EPOC) de la Región del Maule. Para ello, se contó con 127 pacientes EPOC clínicamente estables derivados por parte del neumólogo o que fueron atendidos en el centro d...

Las enfermedades respiratorias del adulto mayor en Chile: un desafío a corto plazo

Chile sufre un envejecimiento acelerado de su población, por lo que la cantidad de adultos mayores se ha duplicado en los últimos veinte años. Las enfermedades crónicas no trasmisibles, entre ellas el asma bronquial y EPOC, como lo ha señalado la Organización Mundial de la Salud, aumentarán su pes...