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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"chronic cough"”.
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ATP, TRP channels and airway neuronal sensitisation
Cough is a productive reflex controlled by airway nerves which is respiratory conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), becomes hyperresponsive contributing to the clinical problem of chronic cough. This project was focused on gaining a deeper understanding of the roles of …
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Neuroinflammatory consequences of rhinovirus infection in the human airway
… manifests clinically with troublesome bouts of cough. The mechanism responsible for respiratory virus induced cough in humans is unknown. This research aimed to determine whether RV directly infects and alters neural function or exerts its effect indirectly via the release of inflammatory …
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Sensory-Mechanical Responses to High-Dose Methacholine Bronchoprovocation: The Modulating Effects of Deep Inspirations
… variables distinguishing classic asthma (CA), cough variant asthma (CVA), and methacholine (MCh)-induced cough with normal airway sensitivity (COUGH) are incompletely understood. Defining the range of normal responses associated with deep inspirations (DIs) during high-dose MCh is key to …
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Characterisation of exacerbations in non-CF Bronchiectasis to establish endpoints in measuring treatment efficacy
Bronchiectasis is characterised by chronic cough productive of mucopurulent sputum and frequent exacerbations. We have aimed to validate clinical, biochemical and microbiological endpoints to aid planning of future interventional studies. We recruited fifty-eight subjects with bronchiectasis at the …
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Reasonability of gastro-oesophageal reflux study requests (contrast swallows and milk scans) for the detection of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital - a retrospective analysis
… weight gain, recurrent vomiting and fussiness, chronic cough and recurrent chest infections are among the wide variety of signs that are often attributed to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). The difficulty lies in distinguishing between physiological gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) and …
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Gerklų Stenozė /
… narrowing leads to the development of dyspnoea, cough and stridor. Excluding all possible causes, the aetiology of laryngeal stenosis remains unknown in 5% of cases and is classified as idiopathic subcostal stenosis. It is most common in middle-aged women and is often misdiagnosed as …
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Epidemiological and awareness study of tuberculosis in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
… Common symptoms identified by respondents were coughing for over 2 weeks (51.8%), hemoptysis (49.2%) and difficulty in breathing (50.2%). Smoking cigarette (74.3%), living with individual having chronic cough (71.5%) and HIV/AIDS (65.7%) were the common risk factors of TB identified by …
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Equine lower airway inflammation : insights into asthma, diagnostics, and anaesthesia
… pathophysiological aspects, non- infectious chronic lower airway inflammation in horses is currently named equine asthma (previously inflammatory airway disease or recurrent airway obstruction, depending on the severity). Long-term exposure to organic dust and moulds in stable air is thought …