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Comparação das respostas fisiológicas do incremental shuttle walk test e do Glittre-ADL test: instrumentos complementares para avaliação da capacidade funcional

RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar e comparar respostas metabólicas, cardiovasculares e ventilatórias do incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) e do Glittre activities of daily living test (Glittre-ADL test). Trata-se de um estudo transversal, realizado com indivíduos saudáveis. A capacidade fu...

Efeitos à saúde por exposição ambiental e ocupacional aos pesticidas de uso agrícola

Introdução: O uso excessivo e descuidado de pesticidas tem se tornado um problema global de saúde pública, especialmente nos países de baixa e média renda. O Brasil é o maior consumidor mundial de pesticidas desde 2018, mas poucos estudos epidemiológicos exploram os seus efeitos à saúde. Objeti...

Body mass index, asthma, and respiratory symptoms: a population-based study

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and asthma, according to body mass index (BMI), as well as to evaluate factors associated with physician-diagnosed asthma, in individuals ≥ 40 years of age. Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional study conducted ...

Clinical and functional correlations of the difference between slow vital capacity and FVC

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the relationship that the difference between slow vital capacity (SVC) and FVC (ΔSVC-FVC) has with demographic, clinical, and pulmonary function data. Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study in which participants completed a respiratory health questi...

Characterization of the severity of dyspnea in patients with bronchiectasis: correlation with clinical, functional, and tomographic aspects

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (5), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize a population of patients with bronchiectasis, correlating clinical, radiological, and functional aspects with the severity of dyspnea. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving adult patients with HRCT-confirmed bronchiectasis, categorized according to the ...

Avaliação do ventrículo esquerdo em pacientes com DPOC e hipoxemia noturna

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (6), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo Verificar a associação entre massa e espessura do ventrículo esquerdo (VE) e presença de hipoxemia noturna significativa em pacientes portadores de DPOC com hipoxemia diurna leve. Métodos Estudo transversal realizado em pacientes ambulatoriais, clinicamente estáveis, portadores de...

Effect of parathyroid hormone levels on the functional capacity and pulmonary function of patients on dialysis

Abstract Introduction: Chronic kidney disease is characterized as the gradual loss of kidney function, with patients on dialysis experiencing a decline in functional capacity and pulmonary function. One of the non-traditional risk factors is parathyroid hormone (PTH), which influences metabolism and the...

Relationship between handgrip strength and pulmonary capacity in patients on hemodialysis

Abstract Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as loss of kidney function, but its progression leads to systemic changes that compromise the quality of life of patients on dialysis. As such, the decline in lung capacity in this population may be one of the factors related to reduced per...