Search for dissertations about: "Breath test"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the words Breath test.

  2. 16. Nasal airway nitric oxide : methodological aspects and influence of inflammation

    Author : Jörgen Palm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Asthma; breath test; exhaled air; rhinitis; sinuses; sinusitis; diurnal variation; gender; nasal; oral; nitric oxide; volume flow rate; AIDS; HIV; endotoxin; gut; human; shock; allergy.;

    Abstract : Nitric oxide (NO) is an endogenously formed free radical gas involved in numerous biological processes. In 1991 NO was discovered to be present in exhaled air of humans. Soon after, it was reported that the largest amounts of NO were found in the upper airways, and that the levels of NO were increased in the lower airways of patients with asthma. READ MORE

  4. 17. Hand function, Everyday Occupations and Wellbeing in Individuals with Systemic Sclerosis

    Author : Gunnel Sandqvist; Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; arbetsmiljömedicin; Yrkesmedicin; industrial medicine; Occupational health; occupational therapy interventions; wellbeing; everyday occupations; Systemic sclerosis; hand function;

    Abstract : Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is a connective tissue disease which, in various ways, influences an individual’s ability to participate in everyday occupations. The general objective of this work was to elucidate the consequences of scleroderma with respect to hand function, everyday occupations and wellbeing, in order to provide a knowledge base suitable for occupational therapy interventions. READ MORE

  5. 18. Accelerometer measured physical activity, methodological and health related aspects

    Author : Tina Tanha; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Introduction Ihe association of physical inactivity with mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer is extensively studied in adults. Clustering of cardiovascular risk factors and objectively measured physical activity in children and youth has not been convincingly established. READ MORE

  6. 19. Helicobacter pylori infection among children in Riga, Latvia

    Author : Ilva Daugule; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Helicobacter pylori children - risk factors - epidemiology - virulence factors - mixed infection - reflux oesophagitis;

    Abstract : Aims: To identify the prevalence of H.pylori among asymptomatic children and their parents in Riga, Latvia. To study the age of acquisition for H.pylori and the risk factors and symptoms associated with H. READ MORE

  7. 20. Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Small Doses of Ethanol : Role of Gastric Emptying and Other Influences in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

    Author : Stergios Kechagias; Risto Roine; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the clinical pharmacokinetics of small doses of ethanol as influenced by conditions in the proximal gut. The bioavailability of orally administered ethanol depends to a large extent on gastric emptying, which is influenced by pre-treatment with drugs and other clinically relevant factors in the upper gastrointestinal tract. READ MORE