Results: 5

Association of bone mineral density with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in postmenopausal women

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (3), 2019
Abstract Background Osteoporosis (OP) is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The relationship between OP and COPD has been primarily studied in male patients, and few reports are available in postmenopausal women. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate ...

Controversies and limitations in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (1), 2019
Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality worldwide. While the cut-off point to define airflow obstruction has been controversial, it is widely accepted that the spirometry test is vital, as well as performing it after using a bronchodilator...

Evaluación de la disnea asociada al ejercicio

Exercise-induced dyspnea is a common pediatric question but difficult to address since usually symptoms are described ambiguously by the child or parents. Most of times dyspnea is secondary to poor training but sometimes may be due to an underlying condition like exercise-induced bronchoconstriction or v...