Impulse oscillometry, spirometry, and passive smoking in healthy children and adolescents
Conclusion Children and adolescents exposed to PS had lower values for the spirometric variables and higher values for the oscillometric variables, indicating changes in forced and quiet parameters of lung function compared to the NPSG. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - July 29, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Tuberculosis in children from diagnosis to decision to treat
Conclusion TB management varied according to the age, work location and experience of the clinicians. It is necessary to establish standardized guidelines used for the diagnosis and decision to treat TB in children. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - July 25, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Lung transplant outpatient clinic at Centro Hospitalar S ão João – 10 year review
Publication date: Available online 25 July 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): D. Araújo, C. Damas (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - July 25, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis treated successfully with omalizumab
Publication date: Available online 10 July 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): R. Aguiar, N.P. Fernandes, A. Lopes, C. Lopes (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - July 11, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
The reliability of short-term measurement of heart rate variability during spontaneous breathing in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conclusion The HRV measurements showed overall moderate-to-substantial reliability during spontaneous breathing in COPD population. Our findings support the use of HRV parameters for diagnosis and cardiac risk assessment, but only mean heart rate can be used reliably for monitoring changes in autonomic status following rehabilitation intervention in this population. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - July 9, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Atypical pyoderma gangrenosum simulating pectoral abscess managed using negative pressure wound therapy
Publication date: Available online 1 July 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): J. Soro-García, E.M. García-Fontán, R. Carrasco-Rodríguez, M. Blanco-Ramos, M.A. Cañizares-Carretero (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - July 1, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the era of antifibrotic therapy: Searching for new opportunities grounded in evidence
Publication date: Available online 28 June 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): C. Robalo-Cordeiro, P. Campos, L. Carvalho, A. Borba, S. Clemente, S. Freitas, S. Furtado, J.M. Jesus, C. Leal, A. Marques, N. Melo, C. Souto-Moura, S. Neves, V. Sousa, A. Santos, A. Morais Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal lung disease that up to now has been associated with a poor prognosis. However, the results of the INPULSIS and ASCEND trials and the approval of nintedanib and pirfenidone have marked the beginning of a new era for IPF patients. Questions r...
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - June 28, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Children's second-hand tobacco smoke exposure: the silent killer
Publication date: July–August 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition), Volume 23, Issue 4 Author(s): C.A. Jimenez-Ruiz (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - June 27, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
The role of physiotherapy in patients undergoing pulmonary surgery for lung cancer. A literature review
In conclusion, physiotherapy programs should be individually designed, and the goals established according to surgery timings, and according to each subject's needs. It can also be concluded that in the preoperative phase, the main goals are to avoid postoperative pulmonary complications and reduce the length of hospital stay, and the therapeutic targets are respiratory muscle training, bronchial hygiene and exercise training. For the perioperative period, breathing exercises for pulmonary expansion and bronchial hygiene, as well as early mobilization and deambulation, postural correction and shoulder range of motion activ...
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - June 16, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Analysis of sarcoidosis in the Oporto region (Portugal)
Conclusion The epidemiological and clinical characteristics of this cohort of patients with sarcoidosis from the Oporto region in northern Portugal revealed epidemiological and clinical characteristics that were generally similar to those described in other Western Europe populations and in the US ACCESS study. However, we found a higher proportion of patients who progressed to chronic forms. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - June 16, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Effects of exposure to biomass burning on pulmonary inflammatory markers and pulmonary function in individuals with COPD
Conclusions Individuals with COPD exposed to biomass burning demonstrated increased pulmonary inflammation and a reduction in the FEV1/FVC ratio, regardless of their engagement in PR. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - June 16, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Does any association Exist between Chronic Obstructive pulmonary Disease and Erectile Dysfunction? The DECODED study
Conclusions ED is highly prevalent among COPD patients and it is more severe in patients with higher CAT scores. Dyspnea affects their sexual activity but this is not a topic often discussed between patients and doctors, something which needs to be improved. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - June 16, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Predictors of talc slurry pleurodesis success in patients with malignant pleural effusions
Conclusion This study suggests that clinical evaluation of biochemical values, bacteriological results and malignant tumor diagnosis may not be enough to predict post-pleurodesis relapse with high accuracy. Furthermore, we observed, in ten years of pleurodesis performed in our Hospital, that pleurodesis is an effective life prolonging therapy for patients that fit the criteria for this intervention. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - June 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Does omalizumab impair glucose homeostasis in a patient with severe persistent asthma and type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Publication date: Available online 8 June 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): S. Hamada, A. Kuroe, M. Tsukino (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - June 9, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Titration with automatic continuous positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnea
Conclusions One week of APAP therapy seems sufficient to determine an effective and stable PAP level, within the pressure range ±2cmH2O. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - June 7, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
