Pulmonary function tests permit accurate, reproducible assessment of the functional state of
the respiratory system. It is worth emphasizing that pulmonary function tests do not diagnose …

Oxygen May Improve Dyspnea and Endurance in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease and only Mild Hypoxemia Page 1 Oxygen May Improve Dyspnea and Endurance in …

BACKGROUND: Asthma guidelines urge teaching patients the knowledge and skills
required for self-management, based on the assumption that education will lead to improved …

Supernatants obtained by degranulation of dog mastocytoma cells greatly increased the
sensitivity and the magnitude of the contractile response of isolated dog bronchial smooth …

Study objectives To determine if African-American and white patients with asthma (1) differ
in the words they use to describe their breathlessness, and (2) differ in their perception of …

Self-management is crucial in people with chronic diseases, and self-efficacy has been
shown to impact patients' self-management. The purposes of this study were to 1) determine …

Two groups of six adults with persistent asthma, who were identical clinically, received 0.1 or
4 g of purified eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester (EPA) daily for 8 weeks. Both doses …

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was twofold:(1) to determine whether exercise training
adds to the benefit of a dyspnea self-management (DM) program; and (2) to determine if …

Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta) promotes deposition of extracellular matrix and
is associated with fibrotic conditions both in experimental animals and in humans. Although …

A study of 51 patients undergoing elective major abdominal surgery was carried out to
determine the incidence of postoperative respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation …