chronic bronchitis
Research on mechanism of Jin-Shui-Liu-Jun-Jian and Acupoint Application combined therapy for chronic bronchitis
... to pulmonary effectively and let all the organs receive regulation. Therefore, pulmonary functions of patients with chronic bronchitis could be improved. IL-2 is secreted by Th1 cells. It has function of ...
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Correlates of COPD and chronic bronchitis in nonsmokers: data from a cross-sectional study
... for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines or according to the lower limit of normal (forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity postbronchodilator , 5th percentile of the healthy population ...
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Prulifloxacin: a brief review of its potential in the treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
... Chronic bronchitis is estimated to affect between ...with chronic bronchitis are predisposed to recurrent attacks of bronchial inflammation—termed acute exacerbations of chronic ...
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Economic burden of chronic bronchitis in the United States: a retrospective case-control study
... Prevalence of various comorbidities has been documented generally in studies of COPD patients, but there is a dearth of information concerning the extent to which comorbid condi- tions exist in patients with ...
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Chronic bronchitis is an independently associated factor for more symptom and high-risk groups
... Background: The chronic bronchitis (CB) phenotype has been associated with poor quality of life and an increased risk of disease in patients with COPD. However, little information exists regarding the ...
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Diverging trends of chronic bronchitis and smoking habits between 1998 and 2010
... Chronic bronchitis (CB) ...of chronic ob- structive pulmonary disease (COPD) [3,4], and it increases the likelihood of exacerbations, hospitalization, and mortality in COPD patients ...
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Mortality in GOLD stages of COPD and its dependence on symptoms of chronic bronchitis
... The prevalence of individuals with stage 0 in our study was 2.2% in men and 2.4% in women. In the Copenha- gen City Heart study the prevalence was slightly higher; criteria for GOLD Stage 0 were met in 5.8% of the total ...
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Reinforcement of Airway Clearance by Quake Device Training in Patients with Chronic Bronchitis
... Chronic bronchitis causes breathlessness and chest tightness which gives the patients the sensation of airway blockage because of the irritation that caused by swelling and inflammation in the airways and ...
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CRITICAL REVIEW OF KAPHAJA KASA VIS-À-VIS CHRONIC BRONCHITIS .......
... of Chronic Bronchitis, it is recognized that the cause of cough in patients with chronic bronchitis is ...of Chronic recurrent ...
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of chronic bronchitis in First Nations people
... The overall respiratory health of Aboriginal peoples (First Nations, Metis, and Inuit) is poorer than that of the general Canadian population [1, 2]. Rates of respira- tory diseases including asthma, chronic ...
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The outcome and the influencing factors of the age of onset in post-mortem of chronic bronchitis patients: a retrospective study
... ing count and total smoking count were greater with earlier onset, which could perhaps explain why these subjects had a younger age of onset. We found that early onset patients had more active smoking histories and a ...
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Original Article Evidence-based nursing improves treatment efficacy and nursing satisfaction for chronic bronchitis in the elderly
... Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of evidence-based nursing in senile chronic bronchitis. Methods: A total of 124 patients with senile CB were randomly divided into group ...
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Clinical and computed tomographic predictors of chronic bronchitis in COPD: a cross sectional analysis of the COPDGene study
... by chronic bronchitis, not the result of it (eg, airway wall ...in chronic bronchitics in univariate analysis but higher in multivariate analysis; this phenomenon is most likely due to the ...
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Efficacy and safety of moxifloxacin in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: a prospective, multicenter, observational study (AVANTI)
... of chronic bronchitis was consid- ered to be present when the patient experienced an acute increase in respiratory symptoms, including dys- pnea, sputum volume, and/or sputum ...
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Telithromycin in the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis, acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, and community-acquired pneumonia
... Abstract: Acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS), acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB), and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are common conditions and constitute a substantial socioeconomic burden. ...
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Penicillins vs trimethoprim-based regimens for acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
... were chronic bronchitis, acute exacer- bations of chronic bronchitis, antibiotics, amoxicillin, ampi- cillin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and ...
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Prevalence of Chronic Bronchitis in the Northwest of Iran: Results of the Pilot Phase of the Azar Cohort Study
... the chronic bronchitis definition, 24 ...with chronic bronchitis, and the prevalence was higher in the males ...of chronic bronchitis in the population of the region under study ...
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Efficacy and Safety of Levofloxacin and Cefuroxime axetil in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis: A Comparative Study
... The results obtained in our study are in accordance with those of other studies performed like Weiss et al., who did a study on a total of 262 patients with acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and ...
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<p>CAT Score and SGRQ Definitions of Chronic Bronchitis as an Alternative to the Classical Definition</p>
... Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem affecting 328 million patients worldwide; 1,2 it is also the third leading cause of death worldwide and carries a signi fi cant economic ...
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Chronic <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> infection-induced chronic bronchitis and emphysematous changes in CCSP-deficient mice
... However, the previous study used a model of acute P. aeruginosa infection. CCSP deficiency was associated with enhanced pulmonary inflammation and improved killing of bacteria after an acute pulmonary infection. ...
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