Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of global mortality, yet existing risk prediction models remain limited. This study aimed to develop and validate a ...
Introduction Current bronchiectasis guidelines advise against the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) except in patients with associated asthma, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) and/or ...
A 70-year-old woman, previously treated with triple-inhalation therapy for bronchial asthma, presented to an ophthalmologist ...
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a rare genetic disorder associated with early-onset chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and impaired quality of life (QoL). This retrospective study ...
Correspondence to Dr Jeffrey H Barsuk, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 211 E. Ontario St, Suite 717, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; ...
2 Great Ormond St Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK Correspondence to Mandy Bryon, Great Ormond St Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK; Mandy.bryon{at}gosh.nhs.uk The ...
a Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK, b Department of Sports Science, Loughborough University of Technology, UK Dr S M Revill. BACKGROUND The purpose of this ...
Rationale: Dyspnoea is a debilitating and distressing symptom that is reflected in different verbal descriptors. Evidence suggests that dyspnoea, like pain perception, consists of sensory quality and ...
Antileukotriene drugs are new therapeutic agents that have recently been approved for the treatment of asthma. Several cases of eosinophilic conditions including Churg-Strauss syndrome have been ...
Background Oscillatory positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) devices are intended to facilitate sputum clearance and reduce cough, but there is limited evidence for their effectiveness in COPD, or to ...
4 Department of Pneumology, H Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain 5 Department of Pneumology, H de Cruces, Vizcaya, Spain 6 Department of Pneumology, H Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain 7 Department of ...
3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK Correspondence to Dr Chamira Rodrigo, Department of Respiratory Medicine, City Campus ...