Prognostic Value of Concomitant Bronchiectasis in Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Panbronchiolitis Patients on a Maintenance Therapy with Macrolides

Background.Factors determining the prognosis of diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) remain unclear at present.The objective of this study was to identify the prognostic value of concomitant bronchiectasis in the macrolide treatment efficacy and exacerbation risk in DPB patients.Methods.Data of patients initially diagnosed with DPB at the Shanghai Pulmon

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REEDUCATION FUNCTIONAL OF BREATHING IN THE CLIENT SUBMITTED TO GASTRECTOMY: PRE AND POSTOPERATIVE INTERVENTION PROGRAM

Aim: To analyze the effects of a pre and post-operative breathing functional reeducation program in pain, respiratory rate and O2 saturation in the health/illness transition process of the client submitted to an elective gastrectomy.Method: A quasi-experimental and longitudinal study, based on a quantitative paradigm, with a sample of 60 clients di

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Advances of medical nanorobots for future cancer treatments

Abstract Early detection and diagnosis of many cancers is very challenging.Late stage detection of a cancer always leads to high mortality rates.It is imperative to develop novel and more sensitive and effective diagnosis and therapeutic methods for cancer treatments.The development of new cancer treatments has become a crucial aspect of medical ad

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