Search for dissertations about: "Impulse oscillometry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Impulse oscillometry.

  2. 1. The asthmatic airway response – effects on physiology and biomarkers

    Author : Henning Stenberg; allergologi och palliativ medicin Lungmedicin; []
    Keywords : Asthma; Exhaled breath temperature; Exercise; Allergen challenge; Small airways; Airway provocations; Spirometry; Impulse oscillometry; Inert gas washout; Body plethysmography; Club cell protein CC16 ;

    Abstract : Asthma is a common airway inflammatory disease, associated with a variable degree of airway obstruction. It is a heterogeneous condition with large variations in severity and clinical presentation. Moreover, disease activity can vary from time to time. Taken together, these factors make the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of asthma challenging. READ MORE

  4. 2. From sneeze to wheeze: Non-invasive studies on asthma and rhinitis

    Author : David Aronsson; allergologi och palliativ medicin Lungmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; airway inflammation; united airways; airway hyperresponsiveness; asthma; allergíc rhinitis;

    Abstract : Asthma and allergic rhinitis are diseases that cause major disability and illness in all ethnic groups and ages. It is well established that allergic rhinitis and asthma are closely linked entities and more than 75 % of the patients with asthma reports concomitant rhinitis. READ MORE

  5. 3. Indoor environment and tobacco smoke exposure in relation to allergic disease and lung function

    Author : Jesse D Thacher; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Asthma and other allergy related diseases are the most common chronic diseases in childhood, and have become a major public health concern. The rapid increase in the occurrence of these diseases, especially in high-income countries, has led to the study of the role ofvarious environmental and lifestyle factors. READ MORE

  6. 4. Lung function in smokers - Aspects on COPD diagnosis and associations to atherosclerosis and alcohol consumption

    Author : Sophia Frantz; Malmö Klinisk fysiologi och nuklearmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lung function; smoking; COPD; IOS; atherosclerosis; alcohol consumption;

    Abstract : Smoking is the most common and important risk factor for reduced lung function. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects mainly smokers and is characterized by airflow obstruction, assessed using one of two major diagnostic spirometric criteria. READ MORE

  7. 5. Long-term impact of exposure to sulfur mustard on mental health, quality of life, and lung function

    Author : Faraidoun Moradi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Chemical Warfare Agent; Sulfur Mustard; Halabja; Quality of life; Mental health; Small airways dysfunction;

    Abstract : Sulfur mustard is a highly harmful blistering chemical warfare agent with an alkylation ability that can affect multiple organs (skin, eyes and lungs) in the short and long term. Sulfur mustard’s long-term biopsychosocial effects have not been sufficiently studied. READ MORE