Sökning: "advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade orden advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

  1. 1. Novel Biomarkes in Acute Respiratory Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Författare :Brynja Jónsdóttir; Kardiovaskulär forskning - hypertoni; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dyspnea; Respiratory failure; Biomarkers; GDF-15; ST2; IL-8; noninvasive ventilation; Acute Respiratory Failure; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dyspnea; Biomarkers; ST2; IL-8; GDF-15; Prognosis and survival; Hypercapnia;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract Background: Dyspnea is a common manifestation of a range of conditions and diseases, sometimes with multiple contributing factors. A subgroup of these patients present with acute hypecapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) and are treated with non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). LÄS MER

  3. 2. Skeletal muscle metabolism in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : A study of carbohydrate and fat metabolism

    Författare :Per Jacobsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) deterioration of skeletal muscle metabolism is reported in both respiratory and non-respiratory muscles. This deterioration may contribute to both the development of respiratory failure and general disability often seen in severe COPD patients. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Att leva med mycket svår kronisk obstruktiv lungsjukdom : ett liv i slowmotion

    Författare :Kristina Ek; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Birgitta Andershed; Eva Sahlberg-Blom; Ella Danielsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; palliative care; living alone; couple; relatives; trajectory; nursing; death; dying; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe how people with very severe obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experienced their every day lives and created meaning, with focus on end-of-life. A second aim was to describe how death and dying can be viewed from the perspective of relatives to people with COPD. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Society Inhaled. Social Epidemiology of COPD

    Författare :Sten Axelsson Fisk; Socialepidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Social Epidemiology; Social Medicine; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD ; Intersectionality; Smoking : epidemiology; Social determinants of health;

    Sammanfattning : Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common disease that in its advanced stages is a life-limiting condition and a leading cause of death globally. This thesis aims at increasing the understanding of the socioeconomic disparities that exist both for COPD and its major risk factor, tobacco smoking. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Chronic infection with chlamydia pneumoniae in COPD and lung cancer

    Författare :Eva Brandén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Chlamydia pneumoniae; chronic infection; lung cancer; COPD; treatment; detection;

    Sammanfattning : Lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Smoking is the main cause for both diseases, but other factors seem to contribute. LÄS MER