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P94 Do healthcare professionals have sufficient knowledge of inhaler techniques in order to educate their patients effectively in their use?
Introduction and objectives Inhalers are widely used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For patients to gain maximum benefit they need to be educated by ...
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A UK-based resource to support the monitoring and safe use of anti-TB drugs and second-line treatment of multidrug-resistant TB
Using the best available evidence and expert consensus, this document provides guidance for adverse effect monitoring in multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). It includes recommendations for baseline tests ...
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Building toolkits for COPD exacerbations: lessons from the past and present
In the nineteenth century, it was recognised that acute attacks of chronic bronchitis were harmful. 140 years later, it is clearer than ever that exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
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The acute respiratory distress syndrome: fibrosis in the fast lane
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BTS recommendations to respiratory physicians for organising the care of patients with lung cancer
These guidelines have been replaced by 2010 Guideline On Radical Management Of Patients With Lung Cancer and NICE Lung Cancer Guideline CG121 2011 Superseded By 2010 Guideline On Radical Management Of ...
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Microbial aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia and its relation to severity
4 Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Spain 5 Centro de Investigación Biomédica En Red-Enfermedades Respiratorias (CibeRes, CB06/06/0028), Instituto de Salud Carlos ...
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Bacterial multiplex polymerase chain reaction tests for the diagnosis and management of pneumonia: ready for prime time?
Background The diagnosis and management of pneumonia is often challenging due to its overlapping clinical presentations with other respiratory illnesses, low pathogen identification rates, and slow ...
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Optimised oxygenation improves functional capacity during daily activities in patients with COPD on long-term oxygen therapy: a randomised crossover trial
Background Minimising hypoxaemia during submaximal walking tests has a positive effect on exercise capacity and dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on long-term ...
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BTS statement on criteria for specialist referral, admission, discharge and follow-up for adults with respiratory disease
Dr C F A Pantin, Department of Respiratory Medicine, City General University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST4 6QG, UK; ...
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Investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010
3 Department of Clinical Sciences, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Correspondence to Nick Maskell, Academic Respiratory Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Southmead Hospital ...
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Effectiveness of chemical pleurodesis in spontaneous pneumothorax recurrence prevention: a systematic review
Objectives Spontaneous pneumothorax is a common pathology. International guidelines suggest pleurodesis for non-resolving air leak or recurrence prevention at second occurrence. This study ...
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Management of a malignant pleural effusion: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010
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