Background Short-acting β2-agonist (SABA) overuse is associated with increased asthma exacerbations and mortality, yet its impact on cardiovascular disease remains unclear. We investigate the ...
Background Few studies have examined the effects of ambient particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 μm (PM2.5) on hospital cost and length of hospital stay for ...
Introduction and objectives Inhalers are widely used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For patients to gain maximum benefit they need to be educated by ...
Background Biologic have revolutionised the management of severe asthma, reducing exacerbations, hospital admissions, and oral corticosteroid use, while improving quality of life. In England, ...
BACKGROUND Little is known of the epidemiology of pneumothorax. Routinely available data on pneumothorax in England are described. METHODS Patients consulting in primary care with a diagnosis of ...
A 58-year-old woman with no prior medical history, presented with a 5-month history of productive cough, worsening breathlessness and weight loss of 5 kg despite three courses of oral antibiotic ...
Background: Inhaled bronchodilators can increase exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by reducing dynamic hyperinflation, but treatment is not always effective. This may ...
Whether inhaled therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy or long-acting bronchodilators (LABD)) reduce non-respiratory adverse events, such as ...
Dr JT Murchison, Department of Clinical Imaging, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. EH3 9YW, UK. The computed tomographic (CT) pulmonary angiogram appearances of acute right ...
Six cases of large thymic cyst are described; five were cystic thymomas and one was nonneoplastic. Two of the thymomas were not only grossly degenerate but showed severe chronic inflammatory change, ...
Thoracic Oncology Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK Correspondence to: Dr M D Peake Thoracic Oncology Unit and Institute for Lung Health, Department of ...
Introduction Readmission rates following hospital admission with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have increased in the UK over the past decade. The aim of this work was to describe the cohort of ...
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