American Thoracic Society
Quality of Spirometry Tests in Periodic Examination of Workers
... The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has developed and published the standards for performing spirometry tests in order to reduce the possible technical errors [4, ...
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The impact of empiric antimicrobial therapy with a β lactam and fluoroquinolone on mortality for patients hospitalized with severe pneumonia
... the American Thoracic Society, the Infectious Dis- eases Society of America, and the British Thoracic Society, have published clinical practice guidelines for community- acquired ...
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Prevalence of obstructive lung disease in an African country using definitions from different international guidelines: a community based cross sectional survey
... instance, American Thoracic Society/European Res- piratory Society (ATS/ERS) recommends that the forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity (FEV1/ FVC) ratio < lower limit of ...
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The effect of body position on pulmonary function: a systematic review
... tions. American Thoracic Society (ATS) guidelines [2] recommend performing PFTs in the sitting or standing position, but the sitting position is usually ...
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Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial pneumonia: is the outcome more favorable in non ventilated than ventilated patients?
... ATS/IDSA: American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America; BAL: Broncho-alveolar lavage; CI: Confidence interval; CLSI: Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute; COPD: Chronic ...
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Symptoms and markers of symptom severity in asthma—content validity of the asthma symptom diary
... The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS) Task Force acknowledged the multi-faceted nature of asthma in its recent definition of asthma control as a summary term ...
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Diagnostic yield of transbronchial cryobiopsy in non-neoplastic lung disease: a retrospective case series
... ATS: American Thoracic Society; COP: Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia; CT: Computed tomography; DPLD: Diffuse, parenchymal lung disease; ERS: European Respiratory Society; HP: Hypersensitivity ...
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Eight step method to build the clinical content of an evidence based care pathway: the case for COPD exacerbation
... The following resources were explored: (I) websites of international respiratory societies: American Thoracic Society (ATS) (www.thoracic.org); British Thoracic Society (BTS) ...
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Helsinki by nature: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health
... ATS: American Thoracic Society; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRDs: chronic respiratory diseases; CRS: chronic rhinosinusitis; ERS: European Respiratory Society; EUFOREA: ...
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Chronotropic incompetence can limit exercise tolerance in COPD patients with lung hyperinflation
... ATS/ACCP, American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians; BMI, body mass index; CI, chronotropic incompetence; CMI, chronotropic-metabolic index; COPD, chronic obstructive ...
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The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection among TB patients in Port Harcourt Nigeria
... the American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Infectious Diseases Society of America recommends that all patients with TB undergo testing for HIV infection ...
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<p>Cost-Effectiveness Of Culture-Based Versus Empirical Antibiotic Treatment For Hospitalized Adults With Community-Acquired Pneumonia In Indonesia: A Real-World Patient-Database Study</p>
... ATS, American Thoracic Society; BTS, British Thoracic Society; Ca, cost of administration; CAP, Community-Aquired Pneumonia; Cb, cost for bed; CBT, Culture-based treatment; Cl, costs ...
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Exhaled nitric oxide in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
... ATS, American Thoracic Society criteria; BTS, British Thoracic Society guidelines; CC, case–control study; CMA, Chinese Medical Association guidelines; COPD, chronic obstructive ...
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The future of clinical leadership: evidence for physician leadership and the educational pathway for new leaders
... (e.g., American Thoracic Society, United States Canadian Academy of Pathology, American College of Chest Physicians, American Association for Physician Leadership), medical schools and ...
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Epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a literature review
... British Thoracic Society (BTS), European Respiratory Society (ERS), American Thoracic Society (ATS) spirometric, or ATS clinical ...
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Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in a Teaching Hospital: The Role of Established Guidelines
... the American Thoracic Society (ATS), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have developed evidence-based guidelines for empiric treatment of ...
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Practice and knowledge about diagnosis and treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in Spain and Portugal
... Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) and the American and European Thoracic/Respiratory Societies (ATS/ERS), indicate that all chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
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Reproducibility of serum IgE, Ara h2 skin prick testing and fraction of exhaled nitric oxide for predicting clinical peanut allergy in children
... The open-labelled food challenge to peanut was con- ducted according to Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) food challenge pro- tocol [19]. A medical officer, blinded to the results ...
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Chronic airflow obstruction in Tanzania – a cross-sectional study
... h, thoracic or abdominal surgery within <3 months or any other severe physical or mental disease limiting the ability to comply with in- structions for ...
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Clinical impacts of a micropapillary pattern in lung adenocarcinoma: a review
... ity of clinical manifestations, radiology, pathology, and molecular features among ADC, there is a desperate need to devise a more detailed classification and reach a universally accepted criterion of ADC ...
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