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Risk of hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other interstitial lung diseases following organic dust exposure
Correspondence to Dr Inge Brosbøl Iversen, Department of Occupational Medicine, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; iniver{at}rm.dk Background Organic dust is ...
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P110 Establishing a pleural nurse service
Introduction In 2016 a retrospective review of pleural procedures was undertaken to identify possible areas for improvement. In 2017, funding was approved for a nurse-led pleural service and appointed ...
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Actinomycosis mimicking metastatic lung malignancy
Correspondence to Dr Daniel Sims, Respiratory Department, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon, UK; daniel.sims1{at}nhs.net ...
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S119 Impact of patient activation measure (PAM®) and tailored interventions on respiratory patients
Introduction The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is a validated, licensed survey that measures patients’ knowledge, skills and confidence (referred to as ‘patient activation’) in managing their own ...
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Incidence, prevalence and mortality of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in England from 2008 to 2018: a cohort study
Background Owing to discrepancies in methodologies and how idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is diagnosed it is challenging ...
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Lung cancer in HIV infected patients: facts, questions and challenges
AIDS related mortality has fallen sharply in industrialised countries since 1996 following the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy. This has been accompanied by an increase in the ...
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A randomised controlled comparison of tiotropium and ipratropium in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Dr J A van Noord, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Atrium Medisch Centrum, Henri Dunantstraat 5, 6419 PC Heerlen, The Netherlands BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the ...
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Antibacterial antibody responses associated with the development of asthma in house dust mite-sensitised and non-sensitised children
1 Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia 2 Queensland Children's Medical Research ...
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Surgery and the respiratory muscles
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P108 A systematic review to explore the relationship between inducible laryngeal obstruction and healthcare utilisation in adults with Asthma
Background Asthma is common and expensive to treat. Inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) can mimic Asthma, risking excessive healthcare utilisation. This study aimed to answer the following research ...
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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: clinical features, management and basic mechanisms
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 9: Management of ventilatory failure in COPD
Department of Respiratory Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK Correspondence to: Dr P K Plant, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Level 7, Gledhow Wing, St James’s University ...