Abstract Background and objectives: Many conditions such as bacterial and viral infectious diseases, mechanical obstruction due to air and calculi and drugs can cause parotitis. We present a case of unusual bilateral parotitis in a patient under non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) th...
Background: Identifying risk factors for lung cancer in the population could improve the cost-effectiveness of early detection programs using thoracic computed tomography (CT). Aim: To examine the risk factors of lung cancer in a cohort of adult smokers. Patients and Methods: An annual clinical and respi...
Adenocarcinoma/etiología,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/etiología,
Neoplasias Pulmonares/etiología,
Fumar/efectos adversos,
Adenocarcinoma/diagnóstico,
Adenocarcinoma/epidemiología,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/diagnóstico,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/epidemiología,
Chile/epidemiología,
Comorbilidad,
Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiología,
Diabetes Mellitus/etiología,
Dislipidemias/epidemiología,
Dislipidemias/etiología,
Detección Precoz del Cáncer,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Hipertensión/etiología,
Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico,
Neoplasias Pulmonares/epidemiología,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/epidemiología,
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/etiología,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Fumar/epidemiología,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
Herdy, Artur Haddad;
Ritt, Luiz Eduardo Fonteles;
Stein, Ricardo;
Araújo, Claudio Gil Soares de;
Milani, Mauricio;
Meneghelo, Romeu Sérgio;
Ferraz, Almir Sérgio;
Hossri, Carlos;
Almeida, Antonio Eduardo Monteiro de;
Fernandes-Silva, Miguel Morita;
Serra, Salvador Manoel.
ABSTRACT Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) has been gaining importance as a method of functional assessment in Brazil and worldwide. In its most frequent applications, CPET consists in applying a gradually increasing intensity exercise until exhaustion or until the appearance of limiting symptoms and/...
Diagnóstico Diferencial,
Disnea/diagnóstico,
Prueba de Esfuerzo/métodos,
Prueba de Esfuerzo/normas,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/diagnóstico,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/fisiopatología,
Hipertensión Pulmonar/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades Pulmonares/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades Pulmonares/fisiopatología,
Consumo de Oxígeno/fisiología,
Pronóstico,
Circulación Pulmonar,
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/fisiopatología,
Ventilación Pulmonar/fisiología,
Espirometría,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/fisiopatología
ABSTRACT Background Airflow limitation frequently leads to the interruption of activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). These patients commonly show absence of ventilatory reserve, reduced inspiratory reserve volume, and dynamic hyperinflation (DH)....
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate whether there is a relationship between nutritional status and limitations in activities of daily living in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from July to December 2011 in Santa Catarina. Seventeen chro...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association between obesity and levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients with heart failure admitted to a tertiary hospital. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a consecutive sampling of hospitalized patients with heart failure. Sociodemogra...
ABSTRACT Background There is limited evidence regarding interactions between pulmonary (dys)function, posture, and mobility of the upper body quadrant in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives This exploratory study aimed to investigate whether postural alignment and mob...
Abstract Nephrectomies are usually performed under general anesthesia alone or in combination with regional anesthesia and rarely under regional anesthesia alone. We report the management of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a history of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax undergoi...
Background: Spirometry is the gold-standard diagnosis test for COPD. However, the impulse oscillometry system (IOS) has proven to be effective for early detection of COPD and little is known about the association between the two techniques in the presence or absence of pulmonary disease. Objective: To in...
ADAM33 es una metaloproteinasa de la matriz extracelular involucrada en la remodelación tisular y, por ello, en el asma y la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC). Se han reportado varios polimorfismos del gen de ADAM33 asociados a la actividad enzimática. Los polimorfismos más estudiados so...
