Disproportionate breathlessness is a term that is used synonymously with dysfunctional
breathing and idiopathic hyperventilation in the absence of chest disease. In the presence of …

Background: At present there is no internationally agreed definition of occupational asthma
and there is a lack of guidance regarding the resources that should be readily available to …

Introduction: Vasoactive drugs are routinely used in critically ill patients with shock to
optimize the hemodynamic state while evaluating and treating potentially reversible causes …

BACKGROUND: There is no agreed definition of 'difficult asthma'or what investigations
should be available to investigate these patients. Patients with difficult asthma remain …

The psychosocial impact of bronchiectasis is frequently underestimated as chronic
productive cough is often embarrassing for the patient. In addition, in many females, cough …

We read with interest the paper by Targowski et al. 1 Suspicious lung infiltrations such as
malignant tumours are always difficult to diagnose in clinical practice. Transthoracic fine …

RATIONALE: A pilot study of Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) to diagnose
disordered breathing in difficult asthma patients. METHODS: Six clinically stable patients …

Severe asthma is a disorder that causes significant morbidity and consumes a
disproportionately large proportion of asthma healthcare resources. A number of terms are …

He-3 lung scanning identifies different phenotypes of severe asthma — University of Edinburgh
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