Nursing interventions involve recognizing those ... Patients with renal or pulmonary dysfunction may be at increased risk for acid base imbalances. Additionally, adverse reactions can occur ...

Additional research addressing the connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and metabolic syndrome is ...

With the earlier definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patients were essentially defined as having either chronic bronchitis or emphysema, with emphysema classified as a ...

The following is a summary of “Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on respiratory function in mechanically ventilated ...

Radiologic controls were age-matched infants without known pulmonary disease. Pathologic controls were age-matched infants dying of other diseases, and unmatched infants with Wilson–Mikity disease.

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Causes, Symptoms, Treatment: Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain has passed away in San Francisco at the age of 73 due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic lung ...

distinguishing it from the emphysematous changes seen with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

In this review we summarise what we have learned about the natural history of COPD exacerbations from clinical studies that have incorporated physiological measurements. We discuss the pathophysiology ...

In this Review, we first discuss the biochemistry and pathophysiology of peroxynitrite and then focus on pharmacological strategies to attenuate the toxic effects of peroxynitrite. These include ...

Schlesinger is a physician-scientist and professor, president, and CEO of Texas Biomedical Research Institute, a nonprofit research organization in San Antonio, Texas. The connection between ...

Over the last 30 years evidence has accumulated that miners also experience an excess of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and this has led the British Government to classify chronic ...