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BMC Pulmonary Medicine is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of pulmonary and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :5
Sputum cytology can assist in the diagnosis of asthma and COPD and may be a valuable diagnostic tool due to its simplicity of use and low cost, in despite its limitations.
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Do airway metallic stents for benign lesions confer too costly a benefit? Andrew L Chan, Maya M Juarez, Roblee P Allen, Timothy E Albertson BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :7 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Surfactant proteins SP-B and SP-C and their precursors in bronchoalveolar lavages from children with acute and chronic inflammatory airway disease Oliver Tafel, Philipp Latzin, Karl Paul, Tobias Winter, Markus Woischnik, Matthias Griese BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :6 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessing airway inflammation in clinical practice Olaf Holz, Tanja Seiler, Andreas Karmeier, Jan Fraedrich, Helmut Leiner, Helgo Magnussen, Rudolf A J BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :5 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Reproducibility of exhaled nitric oxide in smokers and non-smokers: relevance for longitudinal studies Abraham Bohadana, Jean-Pierre Michaely, Dan Teculescu, Pascal Wild BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :4 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Influence of the incremental step size in work rate on exercise response and gas exchange in patients with pulmonary hypertension Sven Gl BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :3 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Predictors of diagnostic yield in bronchoscopy: a retrospective cohort study comparing different combinations of sampling techniques Kjetil Roth, Jon A Hardie, Alf H Andreassen, Friedemann Leh, Tomas ML Eagan BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :2 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effect of a 14-day course of systemic corticosteroids on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Philipp Schuetz, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Ursula Schild, Erika S BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :1 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessment of the alveolar volume when sampling exhaled gas at different expired volumes in the single breath diffusion test Renato Prediletto, Edo Fornai, Giosu BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2007, 7 :18 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Survival of bronchiectatic patients with respiratory failure in ICU Abdulaziz H Alzeer, Mohammed Masood, Syed Jani Basha, Shaffi A Shaik BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2007, 7 :17 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Features of asthma management: quantifying the patient perspective John Haughney, Monica Fletcher, Stephanie Wolfe, Julie Ratcliffe, Roger Brice, Martyn R Partridge BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2007, 7 :16 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Interventional bronchoscopy for benign tracheobronchial diseases under cardiopulmonary bypass support: case reports and literature review Hussamuddin Adwan, Christopher H Wigfield, Stephen Clark, Sion Barnard Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008, 3 :27 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Self-perceived symptoms and care needs of patients with severe to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure or chronic renal failure and its consequences for their closest relatives: the research protocol Daisy JA Janssen, Emiel FM Wouters, Jos MGA Schols, Martijn A Spruit BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :5 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Rapidly progressive Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organising Pneumonia presenting with pneumothorax, persistent air leak, acute respiratory distress syndrome and multi-organ dysfunction: a case report Indranil Chakravorty, William LG Oldfield, Carlos MH Gomez Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :145 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Diesel exhaust increases EGFR and phosphorylated C-terminal Tyr 1173 in the bronchial epithelium Jamshid Pourazar, Anders Blomberg, Frank J Kelly, Donna E Davies, Susan J Wilson, Stephen T Holgate, Thomas Sandstrom Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2008, 5 :8 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Why can pulmonary vein stenoses created by radiofrequency catheter ablation worsen during and after follow-up ? A potential explanation Pierre-Andre Doriot, Pierre-Andre Dorsaz, Dipen CHANDRAKANT Shah Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008, 3 :24 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis in a high income country: A Report of four unrelated cases Stefan H Blaas, Ralf Mutterlein, Johannes Weig, Albert Neher, Bernd Salzberger, Norbert Lehn, Ludmila Naumann BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :60 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Legionella pneumophila infection induces programmed cell death, caspase activation, and release of high-mobility group box 1 protein in A549 alveolar epithelial cells: inhibition by methyl prednisolone Makoto Furugen, Futoshi Higa, Kenji Hibiya, Hiromitsu Teruya, Morikazu Akamine, Shusaku Haranaga, Satomi Yara, Michio Koide, Masao Tateyama, Naoki Mori, Jiro Fujita Respiratory Research 2008, 9 :39 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Intra-abdominal Pressures during Voluntary and Reflex Cough Robert Addington, Robert E Stephens, Michael M Phelipa, John G Widdicombe, Robin R Ockey Cough 2008, 4 :2 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Chest sonography: a useful tool to differentiate acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema and acute respiratory distress syndrome Roberto Copetti, Gino Soldati, Paolo Copetti Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2008, 6 :16 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Short reflex expirations (expiration reflexes) induced by mechanical stimulation of the trachea in anesthetized cats Ivan Poliacek, Melanie J Rose, Lu Wen-Chi Corrie, Cheng Wang, Jan Jakus, Helena Barani, Albert Stransky, Hubert Polacek, Erika Halasova, Donald C Bolser Cough 2008, 4 :1 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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