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Effects of inhaled salbutamol in exercising non-asthmatic athletes

BACKGROUND Beta-2 agonists such as salbutamol are used, not only by asthmatic athletes to prevent exercise induced asthma, but also by non-asthmatic athletes as a potentially ergogenic agent. We have ...
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Time to diagnosis and long-term outcomes for adults presenting with breathlessness

Background The impact of delays to diagnosis for individuals presenting with chronic breathlessness is unknown. We ...
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Quality of Life Questionnaire-Bronchiectasis: final psychometric analyses and determination of minimal important difference scores

Background The Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis (QOL-B), a self-administered, patient-reported outcome measure assessing symptoms, functioning and health-related quality of life for patients with ...
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Written action plans for asthma: an evidence-based review of the key components

Hunter Medical Research Institute, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Correspondence to: Dr P G Gibson Hunter Medical Research Institute, ...
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Biochemical markers of cardiac dysfunction predict mortality in acute exacerbations of COPD

1 Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Waikato Hospital, New Zealand 2 Department of Anaesthesia, Waikato Hospital, New Zealand 3 Department of General Medicine, Waikato ...
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The need to redefine non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in childhood

1 Sir James Spence Institute of Child Health, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK 2 Department of Radiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK 3 Department of ...
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Prevalence, diagnosis and relation to tobacco dependence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a nationally representative population sample

1 Cancer Research Health Behaviour Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK 2 Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of ...
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Pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: current theories of pathogenesis and their implications for treatment

1 Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2 Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Head, Respiratory Division, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, ...
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Long-term multicentre randomised controlled study of high frequency chest wall oscillation versus positive expiratory pressure mask in cystic fibrosis

1 Division of Paediatric Respirology and Department of Physiotherapy, Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 Division ...
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What are the clinical features of lung cancer before the diagnosis is made? A population based case-control study

Background: Over 38 000 new cases of lung cancer occur each year in the UK. Most are diagnosed after initial presentation to primary care, but the relative importance of the various clinical features ...
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Caffeine decreases exhaled nitric oxide

Background: Caffeine is known to inhibit phosphodiesterases, to mobilise intracellular calcium, and to act as an antagonist at adenosine receptors, all of which can potentially alter nitric oxide (NO) ...
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Readmission rates and life threatening events in COPD survivors treated with non-invasive ventilation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

3 Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Correspondence to: Dr C M Chu Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, United ...