BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to assess the associations between indicators of early life socioeconomic position and lung function in older adulthood. METHODS The associations of self-reported indicators of childhood socioeconomic position with adult lung function (forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV(1)), forced vital capacity (FVC), and forced expiratory flow rate during mid expira...

Abstract In cities, traffic is one of the major determinants for air quality. Studies have shown that proximity to roadways with heavy has been linked increased incidence and prevalence a range health effects such as adverse birth outcomes, dementia, asthma, risk bronchitis, wheezing, deficits in lung function growth airway inflammation, especially among children. Mexico, 103 urban areas qualit...

Background: With respect to physical relations in force and pressure, we hypothesized that the prevalence of traumatic tympanic membrane perforation in patients with a patulous Eustachian tube is greater than normal, because in Eustachian tube patency, the internal air pressure of the middle ear will not increase after compression, subsequent to trauma. Therefore the force upon the tympanic...

BACKGROUND Restrictive lung defects are associated with higher mortality in patients with acquired chronic heart failure. We investigated the prevalence of abnormal lung function, its relation to severity of underlying cardiac defect, its surgical history, and its impact on outcome across the spectrum of adult congenital heart disease. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 1188 patients with adult c...

STUDY OBJECTIVE s: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a high prevalence of pulmonary function test (PFT) abnormality, but the long-term significance of this is unknown. We performed a longitudinal study of pulmonary function in asymptomatic, nonsmoking patients with active RA requiring disease-modifying drugs. We looked for temporal change in lung function and characteristics that wou...

BACKGROUND Respiratory complications are common after neonatal repair of oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula. The prevalence of lung function abnormalities and the relation between gastrointestinal complications and lung function has not been studied in a large number of patients. METHODS Lung volumes and flow-volume loops were measured in 155 patients without spinal curvature...

BACKGROUND There is no consensus regarding obesity repercussions for lung function in children and adolescents. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine whether obesity is associated with poor physical conditioning and damaged lung function in children and adolescents, and to correlate lung function with six-minute walk test (6MWT) results. METHODS This cross-sectional study included ...

Respiratory tract involvement is common in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although SLE in children usually follows a more severe course than in adults, there are few reports on pulmonary disease and lung function in children with SLE. We performed lung function tests and chest x ray examinations in eight children with SLE (mean age 11.1 years), three of whom presented with pulm...

subcutaneous metastatic nodules are an uncommon first sign of underlying cancer. cutaneous metastasis occurs in 0.8% to 4% of all cancer patients and less than 5% in those with lung cancer. these metastases are usually single or multiple painless nodules that may be mobile or fixed. cutaneous metastases from the lung are not very common and indicate a worse prognosis. the limited literature on ...